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Accession
GO:0036074
Name
metaplastic ossification
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
metaplasia
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Definition
Direct ossification in which bone formation occurs as result of the direct transformation of non-bone cells into bone cells without cell division. Source: GO_REF:0000034
Comment
Some intramembranous ossification may also be classified as metaplastic; the former classifies based on tissue type location, and the latter based on mechanism/cell division.
History
See term history for GO:0036074 at QuickGO
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metaplastic ossification [is_a relation] is_a  direct ossification (GO:0036072)

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