thymus development

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0048538

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the thymus over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The thymus is a symmetric bi-lobed organ involved primarily in the differentiation of immature to mature T cells, with unique vascular, nervous, epithelial, and lymphoid cell components. [ GOC:add http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781735149&isbn=1/ ]

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Note that this term is reserved for annotation of gene products involved in the formation of the thymus itself, not for gene products involved in T cell differentiation in the thymus or elsewhere.

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GO:0048538

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anatomical structure development and results in development of some thymus

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gland development
hematopoietic or lymphoid organ development
results in development of some thymus

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neural crest cell differentiation involved in thymus development
thymus epithelium morphogenesis