Go terms map to parent GO term: GO:0009791   post-embryonic development
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GO:0002119 nematode larval development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the nematode larva over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Nematode larval development begins with the newly hatched first-stage larva (L1) and ends with the end of the last larval stage (for example the fourth larval stage (L4) in C. elegans). Each stage of nematode larval development is characterized by proliferation of specific cell lineages and an increase in body size without alteration of the basic body plan. Nematode larval stages are separated by molts in which each stage-specific exoskeleton, or cuticle, is shed and replaced anew. 1563
GO:0009793 embryo development ending in seed dormancy The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the embryo over time, from zygote formation to the end of seed dormancy. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. 889
GO:0010228 vegetative to reproductive phase transition of meristem The process involved in transforming a meristem that produces vegetative structures, such as leaves, into a meristem that produces reproductive structures, such as a flower or an inflorescence. 562
GO:0009845 seed germination The physiological and developmental changes that occur in a seed commencing with water uptake (imbibition) and terminating with the elongation of the embryonic axis. 348
GO:0009640 photomorphogenesis The control of plant growth, development, and differentiation by the duration and nature of light, independent of photosynthesis. 333
GO:0009908 flower development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the flower over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The flower is the reproductive structure in a plant, and its development begins with the transition of the vegetative or inflorescence meristem into a floral meristem. 310
GO:0010103 stomatal complex morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the stomatal complex are generated and organized. The stomatal complex is the stomatal guard cells and their associated epidermal cells. 264
GO:0048573 photoperiodism, flowering A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light or dark of a given length. The length of the period of light or dark required to initiate the change is set relative to a particular duration known as the 'critical day length'. The critical day length varies between species. 256
GO:0010162 seed dormancy process A dormancy process in which dormancy (sometimes called a dormant state) is induced, maintained or broken in a seed. Seed dormancy is a suspension of most physiological activity and growth in a seed, including the embryo contained therein, that can be reactivated. It often requires special conditions for reactivation, such as specific temperature, scarification, or leaching of inhibitors. 221
GO:0048527 lateral root development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the lateral root over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A lateral root is one formed from pericycle cells located on the xylem radius of the root, as opposed to the initiation of the main root from the embryo proper. 164
GO:0048825 cotyledon development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cotyledon over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The cotyledon is the modified leaf (seed leaf), found as part of the embryo in plant seeds. It is involved in either storage or absorption of food reserves. Dicotyledonous seeds contain two cotyledons, while monocotyledonous seeds contain only one. The cotyledons may appear above ground and show photosynthetic activity in the seedling. 154
GO:0048316 seed development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the seed over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A seed is a propagating organ formed in the sexual reproductive cycle of gymnosperms and angiosperms, consisting of a protective coat enclosing an embryo and food reserves. 148
GO:0010072 primary shoot apical meristem specification The specification of the meristem which will give rise to all post-embryonic above-ground structures of the plant as well as the non-root below-ground structures, such as rhizomes and tubers. 135
GO:0010311 lateral root formation The process that gives rise to a lateral root. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. A lateral root primordium represents an organized group of cells derived from the root pericycle that will differentiate into a new root, as opposed to the initiation of the main root from the embryo proper. 124
GO:0007476 imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the imaginal disc-derived wing are generated and organized. The wing is an appendage modified for flying. 116
GO:0010431 seed maturation A process in seed development that occurs after embryogenesis by which a quiescent state is established in a seed. Seed maturation is characterized by storage compound accumulation, acquisition of desiccation tolerance, growth arrest and the entry into a dormancy period of variable length that is broken upon germination. 104
GO:0009960 endosperm development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the endosperm over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The endosperm is formed during fertilization and provides nutrients to the developing embryo. 87
GO:0010229 inflorescence development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an inflorescence over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 81
GO:0010214 seed coat development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the seed coat over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 81
GO:0010050 vegetative phase change Any process involved in the transition of a plant from a juvenile phase of vegetative development to an adult phase of vegetative development. 80
GO:0010067 procambium histogenesis The formation of the primary meristem or meristematic tissue that gives rise to the primary vascular tissue. 78
GO:0035071 salivary gland cell autophagic cell death The stage-specific programmed cell death of salivary gland cells during salivary gland histolysis. 58
GO:0040025 vulval development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the egg-laying organ of female and hermaphrodite nematodes over time, from its formation to the mature structure. In nematodes, the vulva is formed from ventral epidermal cells during larval stages to give rise to a fully formed vulva in the adult. 55
GO:0009704 de-etiolation The greening response of plants grown in the dark (etiolated) as a result of chloroplast biogenesis and the accumulation of chlorophyll. 51
GO:0048528 post-embryonic root development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the post-embryonic root over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 51
GO:0010440 stomatal lineage progression The process in which an unspecialized epidermal cell progresses through a series of divisions that culminate in the production of a stomatal complex. 48
GO:0002168 instar larval development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the larva over time, from its formation to the mature structure. This begins with the newly hatched first-instar larva, through its maturation to the end of the last larval stage. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 42
GO:0080001 mucilage extrusion from seed coat The process in which seed mucilage expands through hydration and breaks the outer cell wall that encapsulates the whole seed upon imbibition. Mucilage, mainly composed of pectins, is formed during seed development and deposited into the apoplast underneath the outer wall of the seed coat. 41
GO:0048359 mucilage metabolic process involved seed coat development The chemical reactions and pathways involving mucilage that occur as part of seed coat development; mucilage is normally synthesized during seed coat development. 40
GO:0010102 lateral root morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of a lateral root are generated and organized. A lateral root is one formed from pericycle cells located on the xylem radius of the root, as opposed to the initiation of the main root from the embryo proper. 40
GO:0048281 inflorescence morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of inflorescences are generated and organized. An inflorescence is the part of a seed plant body that is usually above ground and that can bear flowers. 39
GO:0048354 mucilage biosynthetic process involved in seed coat development The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of mucilage that occur as part of seed coat development; mucilage is normally synthesized during seed coat development. 39
GO:0048575 short-day photoperiodism, flowering A change from vegetative to reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light that falls short of the critical day length. The critical day length varies between species. Although the term is short-day is used, most species actually respond to the duration of the night, so that the response will occur when a period of darkness exceeds the number of hours defined by 24 minus the critical day length. 38
GO:0035293 chitin-based larval cuticle pattern formation The process that gives rise to the patterns of cell differentiation in the chitin-based larval cuticle. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 37
GO:0010374 stomatal complex development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the stomatal complex over time from its formation to the mature structure. The stomatal complex is the stomatal guard cells and their associated epidermal cells. 36
GO:0009647 skotomorphogenesis The control of plant growth, development, and differentiation in response to growth in darkness. 35
GO:0010231 maintenance of seed dormancy Any process that maintains a seed in a dormant state. 35
GO:0009886 post-embryonic morphogenesis The process, occurring after embryonic development, by which anatomical structures are generated and organized. 35
GO:0001737 establishment of imaginal disc-derived wing hair orientation Orientation of hairs in the imaginal disc-derived wing along a proximal-distal axis, such that each cell of the wing produces one wing hair which points in a distal direction. 33
GO:0048574 long-day photoperiodism, flowering A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light that exceeds the critical day length. The critical day length varies between species. Although the term is long-day is used, most species actually respond to the duration of the night, so that the response will occur when a period of darkness falls short of the number of hours defined by 24 minus the critical day length. 30
GO:0043053 dauer entry Entry into the facultative diapause of the dauer (enduring) larval stage of nematode development. 29
GO:0010262 somatic embryogenesis Initiation of a somatic embryo-an embryo arising from previously differentiated somatic cells, rather than from fused haploid gametes. 28
GO:0090351 seedling development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the seedling over time, beginning with seed germination and ending when the first adult leaves emerge. 26
GO:0040024 dauer larval development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dauer larva over time, through the facultative diapause of the dauer (enduring) larval stage, with specialized traits adapted for dispersal and long-term survival, with elevated stress resistance and without feeding. 24
GO:0048838 release of seed from dormancy The process in which the dormant state is broken in a seed. Dormancy is characterized by a suspension of physiological activity that can be reactivated upon release. 24
GO:0035070 salivary gland histolysis The stage-specific break down of the larval salivary glands during Drosophila metamorphosis, to allow replacement of larval structures by tissues and structures that form the adult fly. 23
GO:0035209 pupal development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the pupa over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The pupa is a dormant life stage interposed between the larval and the adult stages in insects that undergo a complete metamorphosis. 23
GO:0048803 imaginal disc-derived male genitalia morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of male genitalia are generated and organized from the genital imaginal disc. 22
GO:0009942 longitudinal axis specification The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of the longitudinal axis. In plants, this is the axis that runs from the shoot to the root. 19
GO:0035317 imaginal disc-derived wing hair organization A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of an imaginal disc-derived wing hair. A wing hair is an actin-rich, polarized, non-sensory apical projection that protrudes from each of the approximately 30,000 wing epithelial cells. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 18
GO:0008205 ecdysone metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving ecdysone, (22R)-2-beta,3-beta,14,22,25-pentahydroxycholest-7-en-6-one, an ecdysteroid found in insects. It is the inactive prohormone of the moulting hormone ecdysterone and may have intrinsic hormonal activity at other stages of insect development. 18
GO:0048800 antennal morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the antenna are generated and organized. 17
GO:0007474 imaginal disc-derived wing vein specification The regionalization process in which the area of a imaginal disc-derived wing that will form a wing vein is specified. 17
GO:0016335 morphogenesis of larval imaginal disc epithelium The process in which the anatomical structures of a larval imaginal disc epithelium are generated and organized. 14
GO:0035320 imaginal disc-derived wing hair site selection Determination of the site in the cell of an imaginal disc-derived wing at which a prehair initiates outgrowth. Restriction of prehair initiation to the distalmost part of a cell is essential to ensure that each wing epithelial cell produces one adult hair that points distally. 14
GO:0036011 imaginal disc-derived leg segmentation Division of an imaginal disc-derived leg into a series of semi-repetitive parts or segments. The Drosophila leg, for example, has nine segments, each separated from the next by a flexible joint. 13
GO:0040032 post-embryonic body morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the post-embryonic soma are generated and organized. 12
GO:0048826 cotyledon morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the cotyledon are generated and organized. The cotyledon is the modified leaf (seed leaf), found as part of the embryo in plant seeds. It is involved in either storage or absorption of food reserves. Dicotyledonous seeds contain two cotyledons, while monocotyledonous seeds contain only one. The cotyledons may appear above ground and show photosynthetic activity in the seedling. 12
GO:0010450 inflorescence meristem growth The increase in size or mass of an inflorescence meristem, a population of undifferentiated cells in a plant shoot which produces small leaves and then floral meristems, which will give rise to flowers. 12
GO:0048530 fruit morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of a fruit are generated and organized. A fruit is a reproductive body of a seed plant. 11
GO:0035318 imaginal disc-derived wing hair outgrowth Extrusion of a cellular projection from the apical membrane of an epithelial cell in an imaginal disc-derived wing. Outgrowth initiates approximately 35 hours after puparium formation from the distal side of the cell, and at this stage the cellular extension is termed a prehair. 11
GO:0048317 seed morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the seed are generated and organized. 11
GO:0046529 imaginal disc fusion, thorax closure The joining of the parts of the wing imaginal discs, giving rise to the adult thorax. 10
GO:0010052 guard cell differentiation The process in which a guard mother cell acquires the specialized features of a guard cell. 9
GO:0048508 embryonic meristem development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the embryonic meristem over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 9
GO:0090254 cell elongation involved in imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis The process in which a cell elongates and contributes to imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis. 9
GO:0048700 acquisition of desiccation tolerance in seed The process in which a seed acquires tolerance to severe drying, before entering into a dry, either dormant or quiescent state. 9
GO:0002164 larval development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the larva over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The larva is the early, immature form of an that at birth or hatching is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose before assuming the adult characters. 7
GO:0035073 pupariation The onset of prepupal development when the larval stops crawling, everts its spiracles and the larval cuticle becomes the puparium or pupal case that surrounds the organism for the duration of metamorphosis. 6
GO:0007488 histoblast morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures derived from the histoblast disc are generated and organized. This includes the transformation of histoblast cells into adult structures during pupal metamorphosis. Histoblast cells are cells founded in the embryo that are the progenitors to the adult abdomen. 5
GO:0007455 eye-antennal disc morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures derived from the eye-antennal disc are generated and organized. This includes the transformation of an eye-antennal imaginal disc from a monolayered epithelium in the larvae of holometabolous insects into recognizable adult structures including the eye, antenna, head capsule and maxillary palps. 4
GO:0043054 dauer exit Exit from the facultative diapause of the dauer (enduring) larval stage of nematode development. 4
GO:0035193 larval central nervous system remodeling Reorganization of the pre-existing, functional larval central nervous system into one that can serve the novel behavioral needs of the adult. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 3
GO:0035074 pupation The act of becoming a pupa, a resting stage in the life cycle of organisms with complete metamorphosis. This event marks the end of the prepupal period and the beginning of the pupal period. 3
GO:0010442 guard cell morphogenesis Generation and organization of the polarized cell that is capable of turgor driven movement. 3
GO:0035210 prepupal development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the prepupa over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The prepupal stage is a life stage interposed between the larval and the pupal stages in insects that undergo a complete metamorphosis. The start of the pre-pupal stage is marked by pupariation, and the end is marked by pupation. 3
GO:0046344 ecdysteroid catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development. 3
GO:0048283 indeterminate inflorescence morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of determinate inflorescences are generated and organized. A determinate inflorescence is one that can produce an undefined number of floral meristems. 3
GO:0010071 root meristem specification The specification of a meristem which will give rise to a primary or lateral root. 3
GO:0080181 lateral root branching Any process involved in the formation of branches in lateral roots. 3
GO:0010069 zygote asymmetric cytokinesis in embryo sac The division of the zygote in a plane perpendicular to the long axis of the embryo sac to produce a larger basal cell near the micropyle and a small terminal cell close to what was the central cell and is now the developing endosperm. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. 3
GO:0007480 imaginal disc-derived leg morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of a leg derived from an imaginal disc are generated and organized. A leg is a limb on which an animal walks and stands. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 3
GO:0002165 instar larval or pupal development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the instar larva or pupa over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 2
GO:0010068 protoderm histogenesis The formation of the primary meristem or meristematic tissue that gives rise to the epidermis. 2
GO:0016336 establishment or maintenance of polarity of larval imaginal disc epithelium Any cellular process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of a polarized larval imaginal disc epithelium. 2
GO:0008587 imaginal disc-derived wing margin morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures of the imaginal disc-derived wing margin are generated and organized. The wing margin is a strip of cells in the third instar disc at the boundary between the presumptive dorsal and ventral surfaces of the wing blade. 2
GO:0035069 larval midgut histolysis The stage-specific break down of the larval midgut during Drosophila metamorphosis, to allow replacement of larval structures by tissues and structures that form the adult fly. 2
GO:0010235 guard mother cell cytokinesis The stereotyped symmetric cell division by which guard mother cell give rise to stomatal guard cells. 2
GO:0048707 instar larval or pupal morphogenesis The process, occurring during instar larval or pupal development, by which anatomical structures are generated and organized. 1
GO:0045456 ecdysteroid biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development. 1
GO:0080127 fruit septum development The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the fruit septum over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The fruit septum is a thin partition or membrane that divides a cavity or a mass of tissue in the fruit. 1
GO:0008586 imaginal disc-derived wing vein morphogenesis The process in which anatomical structures of the veins on an imaginal disc-derived wing are generated and organized. 1
GO:0007436 larval salivary gland morphogenesis The process, occurring in the larva, by which the anatomical structures of the salivary gland are generated and organized. 1
GO:0007560 imaginal disc morphogenesis The process in which the anatomical structures derived from an imaginal disc are generated and organized. The imaginal discs are epithelial infoldings in the larvae of holometabolous insects that develop into adult appendages (legs, antennae, wings, etc.) during metamorphosis from larval to adult form. 1
GO:0035096 larval midgut cell programmed cell death The stage-specific programmed cell death of cells of the larval midgut, during histolysis of the larval organ. 1
GO:0048526 imaginal disc-derived wing expansion The process of expanding or inflating the folded imaginal disc-derived pupal wing, and the adhering of the dorsal and ventral surfaces, to form the mature adult wing. 1