Term Name:
pigmentation
Synonyms:
Definition:
The accumulation of pigment in an organism, tissue or cell, either by increased deposition or by increased number of cells.
Ontology:
GO: Biological Process [GO:0043473]
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Relationships
has parts:
pigment metabolic process involved in pigmentation
is a type of:
biological_process
has subtype:
cellular pigmentation
developmental pigmentation
ocellus pigmentation
pigment accumulation
regulated by:
regulation of pigmentation