Term Name: | cutin-based cuticle development |
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Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cutin-based cuticle over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cutin-based cuticle is an extracellular structure composed of a covalently linked macromolecular scaffold of cutin and a variety of organic solvent-soluble lipids that are collectively termed waxes. Such structures are found on the external face of polysaccharide cell walls in land plants. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0160062] QuickGO AmiGO |