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Category:GO:0042600 ! chorion
name: chorion
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0721662544]
comment: Note that this term does not refer to the extraembryonic membrane surrounding the embryo of amniote vertebrates as this is an anatomical structure and is therefore not covered by GO.
subset: goslim_pir
is_a: GO:0030312 ! external encapsulating structure
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