Term: yolk metabolic process
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Name: yolk
Synonyms: yolk cell
Definition: Giant syncytial uncleaved cell containing nutrient store for embryonic development in the form of semicrystalline phospholipoprotein and contained within yolk granules.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000084]
Name: metabolic process
Synonyms: metabolic process resulting in cell growth, metabolism, metabolism resulting in cell growth, multicellular organism metabolic process, single-organism metabolic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008152]    QuickGO    AmiGO