Term: scale anatomical structure development
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Name: scale
Synonyms: scales
Definition: Dermal bone that is thin, flexible, and platelike, and that develops in overlapping skinfolds that cover the body and often the head of fish and the bases of the fins.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000277]
Name: anatomical structure development
Synonyms: development of an anatomical structure
Definition: The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048856]    QuickGO    AmiGO