Term: vertebra biomineral tissue development
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Name: vertebra
Synonyms: vertebrae
Definition: All serially repeated ossified, cartilaginous, and ligamentous elements around the notochord (Schultze and Arratia, 1988). Adult zebrafish usually 32 vertebrae but may have as few as 30 to as many as 33 vertebrae.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001189]
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