Category:GO:0048797 ! swim bladder formation

name: swim bladder formation
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process that gives rise to the swim bladder. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The swim bladder is used by some fishes to maintain buoyancy and may function in addition as a sound producing organ, a sound receptor, and a respiratory organ." [GOC:mh]
synonym: "gas bladder biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "gas bladder formation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0048645 ! animal organ formation
relationship: part_of: GO:0048795 ! swim bladder morphogenesis

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0048797</GOterm>
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