| Name: | lens |
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| Synonyms: | lenses |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is a transparent, biconvex structure located in the eye through which light is focused. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000035] |
| Name: | lens development in camera-type eye |
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| Synonyms: | lens development, lens development in camera-style eye |
| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the lens over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The lens is a transparent structure in the eye through which light is focused onto the retina. An example of this process is found in Mus musculus. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002088] QuickGO AmiGO |