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chitin-based cuticle
- Term ID
- UBERON:0001001
- Synonyms
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- arthropod cuticle
- arthropod exoskeleton
- cuticle
- insect cuticle
- Definition
- A cuticular covering that is composed primarily of chitin. The main structural component of arthropod cuticle is a polysaccharide, chitin, composed of N-acetylglucosamine units, together with proteins and lipids[WP]. (4)
- References
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- Arthropod:exoskeleton
- EFO:0000944
- FBbt:00004970
- HAO:0000240
- MAT:0000150
- MIAA:0000150
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVkBTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
- develops from
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- is part of
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- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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