OntologiesaismclassesUBERON:0001002   
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cuticleImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001002

Tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Cuticles are non-homologous, differing in their origin, structure and chemical composition[WP].

EDITOR_NOTE TODO - check cuticle vs exoskeleton. Note that GO has a very generic definition of cuticle. See also arthropod-anatomy ontology. Note in ncit Cuticle is a plant part

Defined byuberon
Also appears incolaogouphenolepao
Related Synonyms
cuticula
cuticular exoskeleton
class Information
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uberon

UBPROP_0000007

cuticular

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