eggshell formation
id: GO:0030703
name: eggshell formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Construction of the eggshell, a product of the somatic follicle cell epithelium and a structure that supports the egg in a hostile environment, minimizing water loss whilst allowing gas exchanges essential for embryonic respiration.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007304 | chorion-containing eggshell formation |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0003006 | developmental process involved in reproduction |
| GO:0048646 | anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis |
