Term Name: developmental process
Synonyms: development, single-organism developmental process
Definition: A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit: an anatomical structure (which may be a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, or organ), or organism over time from an initial condition to a later condition.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0032502]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: developmental growth
is a type of: biological_process
has subtype: abscission acquisition of mycelium reproductive competence age-related resistance anatomical structure arrangement anatomical structure development anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis anatomical structure morphogenesis anatomical structure regression animal gross anatomical part developmental process cellular developmental process dedifferentiation developmental induction developmental maturation developmental process involved in reproduction dormancy process maintenance of cell number meristem initiation myxococcal fruiting body development plant gross anatomical part developmental process plant organ senescence spore-bearing structure formation sporulation
disjoint_from: biological phase
inverse disjoint_from: behavior
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of developmental process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of developmental process
regulated by: regulation of developmental process