| Name: | epiphysis |
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| Synonyms: | corpus pineale, pineal gland, pineal organ |
| Definition: | A circumscribed swelling, includes the pineal primordium that appears late in the segmentation period in the dorsal midline of the diencephalon. It is located directly rostral to the posterior commissure and dorsal to the habenular commissure. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000019] |
| Name: | circadian regulation of gene expression |
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| Synonyms: | circadian regulation of protein expression, diurnal variation of gene expression, diurnal variation of protein expression |
| Definition: | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of gene expression such that an expression pattern recurs with a regularity of approximately 24 hours. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0032922] QuickGO AmiGO |