| Phenotype: | liver development process quality, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | liver development |
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| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the liver over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The liver is an exocrine gland which secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat, synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood, synthesizes vitamin A, detoxifies poisonous substances, stores glycogen, and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001889] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | process quality |
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| Synonyms: | quality of a process, quality of occurrent, quality of process, relational quality of occurrent |
| Definition: | A quality which inheres in an process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001236] |