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Concept information
Preferred term
biomineralization
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Topic
Definition
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The taxonomically widespread process by which living organisms produce minerals for, inter alia, support, defence, and feeding. These minerals often form structural features such as shells of mollusks, skeletons of corals, tests of echinoderms, and bones of vertebrates.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- biomineralisation
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/255618
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