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Accession
GO:0035805
Name
egg coat
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
vitelline membrane, zona pellucida
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A specialized extracellular matrix that surrounds the plasma membrane of the ovum of animals. The egg coat provides structural support and can play an essential role in oogenesis, fertilization and early development. Source: PMID:17163408, PMID:16944418
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0035805 at QuickGO
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Subset
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Parents of egg coat (GO:0035805)
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egg coat [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Metazoa (NCBITaxon:33208)
egg coat [is_a relation] is_a  specialized extracellular matrix (GO:0140047)
egg coat [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  egg cell (CL:0000025)
Children of egg coat (GO:0035805)
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fertilization envelope (GO:0060387) [is_a relation] is_a  egg coat
structural constituent of egg coat (GO:0035804) [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  egg coat
vitelline envelope (GO:0060388) [is_a relation] is_a  egg coat
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