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egg chorion

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A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish [GO]. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0042600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion_(egg) ]

Term info

Label

egg chorion

Synonyms
  • chorion (egg)
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, vertebrate_core, dubious_grouping

external definition

The egg shell. Kimmel et al, 1995.[TAO]

id

UBERON:0000920