AmiGO 2: Term Details for "melanocyte proliferation" (GO:0097325)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0097325
Name: melanocyte proliferation
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The multiplication or reproduction of melanocytes, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. A melanocyte is a pigment cell derived from the neural crest. It contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which give a brown to black appearance. Source: PMID:22637532, GOC:uh, CL:0000148
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0097325 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to melanocyte proliferation (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to melanocyte proliferation (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for melanocyte proliferation (excluding "regulates").