Term Name: cuticle development
Synonyms: cuticle anabolism, cuticle biosynthesis, cuticle biosynthetic process, cuticle formation, cuticle synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a cuticle, the outer layer of some animals and plants, which acts to prevent water loss.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042335]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: multicellular organism development
has parts: cuticle hydrocarbon biosynthetic process cuticle pattern formation cuticle pigmentation
is a type of: anatomical structure development
has subtype: chitin-based cuticle development collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle development cuticle development involved in chitin-based cuticle molting cycle cuticle development involved in collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle molting cycle