blastocyst development
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0001824
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the blastocyst over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The mammalian blastocyst is a hollow ball of cells containing two cell types, the inner cell mass and the trophectoderm. [ GOC:dph http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0124020607&isbn=1/ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198542771&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
See also the Anatomical Dictionary for Mouse Development ontology terms 'TS5, embryo ; EMAP:23', 'TS5, inner cell mass ; EMAP:24' and 'TS5, trophectoderm; EMAP:28'.
biological_process
GO:0001824
Term relations
- anatomical structure development
- in taxon only Theria
- part of some in utero embryonic development
- only in taxon some Theria
- results in development of some blastocyst