| id | GO:0035803 Detailed information
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| name | egg coat formation
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "Construction of an egg coat, a specialized extracellular matrix that surrounds the ovum of animals. The egg coat provides structural support and can play an essential role in oogenesis, fertilization and early development." [GOC:bf, GOC:sart, GOC:yaf, PMID:16944418, PMID:17163408]
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| synonym | "VE formation" NARROW [PMID:16944418, PMID:17163408]
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| synonym | "vitelline envelope formation" NARROW [PMID:16944418]
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| synonym | "zona pellucida assembly" NARROW [GOC:yaf, PMID:18420282]
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| synonym | "ZP assembly" NARROW [PMID:18420282]
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| is_a | GO:0022412 ! cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
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| relationship | part_of GO:0048477 ! oogenesis
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| created_by | rfoulger
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| creation_date | 2011-04-19T01:48:43Z
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