| Term: | yolk catabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | yolk |
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| 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: | catabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | breakdown, catabolism, degradation, multicellular organismal catabolic process, single-organism catabolic process |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, including the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009056] QuickGO AmiGO |