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The precipitation of specific crystal forms of calcium carbonate with extracellular matrix proteins in the otolith organs of the vertebrate inner ear. A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an integrated living unit: an anatomical structure (which may be a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, or organ), or organism over time from an initial condition to a later condition. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the inner ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the otolith over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The process by which the anatomical structures of an otolith are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: otolith development
Acc: GO:0048840
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the otolith over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 23 [Search]


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GO:0048840 - otolith development (interactive image map)
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