Term: | lens lens development in camera-type eye |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
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 |