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Category:GO:0110148 ! biomineralization
name: biomineralization
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process where mineral crystals are formed and deposited in an organized fashion in a matrix (either cellular or extracellular) by living organisms. This gives rise to inorganic compound-based structures such as skeleton, teeth, ivory, shells, cuticle, and corals as well as bacterial biomineralization products." [GOC:aa, PMID:24395694, PMID:28229486]
synonym: "biomineral formation" NARROW []
synonym: "biomineralisation" EXACT []
synonym: "mineralisation" EXACT []
synonym: "mineralization" EXACT []
xref: Wikipedia:Biomineralization
is_a: GO:0008150 ! biological_process
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<GOterm>GO:0110148</GOterm>
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