Mammalian granulocyte with large heterochromatic basophilic granules that contain histamine bound to a protein and heparin-like mucopolysaccharide matrix. They are not phagocytic. Very similar to mast cells though it is not clear whether they have common lineage. (BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology, BTO_0000129)
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14 genes co-occuring with the biological term basophil in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.