Term Name: secondary palate development
Synonyms:
Definition: The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of the secondary palate from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure. The secondary palate is the part of the palate formed from the fusion of the two palatine shelves, extensions of the maxillary prominences.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0062009]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: epithelial cell apoptotic process involved in palatal shelf morphogenesis hard palate development soft palate development
is a type of: roof of mouth development