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Term Information

Accession
GO:0097325
Name
melanocyte proliferation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The multiplication or reproduction of melanocytes, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. A melanocyte is a pigment cell derived from the neural crest. It contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which give a brown to black appearance. Source: PMID:22637532, GOC:uh, CL:0000148
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History
See term history for GO:0097325 at QuickGO
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melanocyte proliferation [is_a relation] is_a  epithelial cell proliferation (GO:0050673)

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