Term Name: | hair cycle |
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Definition: | The cyclical phases of growth (anagen), regression (catagen), quiescence (telogen), and shedding (exogen) in the life of a hair; one of the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042633] QuickGO AmiGO |