Human Gene Set: GOBP_MELANOCYTE_PROLIFERATION

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOBP_MELANOCYTE_PROLIFERATION

Standard name GOBP_MELANOCYTE_PROLIFERATION
Systematic name M42966
Brief description 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. [CL:0000148, GOC:uh, PMID:22637532]
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Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:BP: GO Biological Process
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0097325
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0097325
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
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identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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