A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish [GO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion_(egg) http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0042600 ]
Synonyms: chorion (egg)
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Term information
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cross reference
- ZFA:0000329
- TGMA:0000681
- Wikipedia:Chorion_(egg)
- FBbt:00000038
- TAO:0000329
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core, dubious_grouping
Term relations
Subclass of:
- acellular anatomical structure
- acellular anatomical structure
- part of some entire extraembryonic component
- surrounds some vitelline membrane
- only in taxon some Eumetazoa
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