GO_term: GO:0031173   

GO:0031173	Definition	The formation of otoconia by precipitation of specific crystal forms of calcium carbonate around an organic core of extracellular matrix proteins. Otoconia are small (~10 micron) dense extracellular particles present in the otolith end organs of the vertebrate inner ear. As in, but not restricted to, the tetrapods (Tetrapoda, ncbi_taxonomy_id:32523).
	Term	otolith mineralization (sensu Tetrapoda)
	Type	Biological_process
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0045299
	Attributes_of	Index	Ancestor (34)
			Descendent (16)

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