Term Name: mammary gland development
Synonyms: mammogenesis
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the mammary gland over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The mammary gland is a large compound sebaceous gland that in female mammals is modified to secrete milk. Its development starts with the formation of the mammary line and ends as the mature gland cycles between nursing and weaning stages.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030879]   QuickGO   AmiGO

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has parts: cell-cell signaling involved in mammary gland development lactation mammary gland epithelium development mammary gland fat development mammary gland lobule development mammary gland morphogenesis mammary stem cell proliferation mesenchymal cell differentiation involved in mammary gland development nipple development thelarche
is a type of: gland development
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of mammary gland development in males by androgen receptor signaling pathway