AmiGO 2: Term Details for "tongue development" (GO:0043586)

Accession: GO:0043586
Name: tongue development
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: glossa development, lingua development
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the tongue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The tongue is the movable, muscular organ on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates, in many other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech. Source: GOC:jl, UBERON:0001723
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0043586 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
tongue development	is_a	sensory organ development (GO:0007423)
tongue development	RO:0002296	tongue (UBERON:0001723)
tongue development	RO:0002162	Craniata (NCBITaxon:89593)

subject	relation	object
fungiform papilla development (GO:0061196)	BFO:0000050	tongue development
taste bud development (GO:0061193)	BFO:0000050	tongue development
tongue morphogenesis (GO:0043587)	BFO:0000050	tongue development

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