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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. The process by which calcium salts are deposited into calcareous tooth structures such as dental enamel, dentine and cementum. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of biomineral formation, the formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of biomineral formation, the formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of biomineral formation, the formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds. The deposition of calcium phosphate in bone tissue. Development of a tissue or tissues that work together to perform a specific function or functions. Development pertains to the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a structure over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Organs are commonly observed as visibly distinct structures, but may also exist as loosely associated clusters of cells that work together to perform a specific function or functions. 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. Formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds, and also contain a small amounts of organic matrices that are believed to play important roles in their formation. The precipitation of calcium carbonate onto the organic matrix of a shell, such as a mollusc shell.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: biomineral formation
Acc: GO:0031214
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds, and also contain a small amounts of organic matrices that are believed to play important roles in their formation.
Synonyms:
  • mineralization
  • biomineralization
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 36 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 131 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0031214 - biomineral formation (interactive image map)
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