| Name: | swim bladder formation |
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| Synonyms: | gas bladder biosynthesis, gas bladder formation |
| Definition: | The process that gives rise to the swim bladder. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The swim bladder is used by some fishes to maintain buoyancy and may function in addition as a sound producing organ, a sound receptor, and a respiratory organ. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048797] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | delayed |
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| Synonyms: | late |
| Definition: | A quality of a process which starts later than the natural start time or the reference process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000502] |