Term: cranium biomineral tissue development
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Name: cranium
Synonyms: cranial skeleton
Definition: Skeletal system that is part of the head, including the splanchnocranium, chondrocranium, and dermatocranium.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000737]
Name: biomineral tissue development
Synonyms: biomineral formation, mineralization
Definition: Formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds, and also contain a small amounts of organic matrices that are believed to play important roles in their formation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031214]    QuickGO    AmiGO