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) ]
Synonyms: chorion (egg)
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- TGMA:0000681
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorion_(egg)
- ZFA:0000329
- FBbt:00000038
- TAO:0000329
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core, dubious_grouping
Term relations
Subclass of:
- acellular anatomical structure
- part of some entire extraembryonic component
- surrounds some vitelline membrane