| Dataset | GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological process |
| Description | The process that gives rise to the cranial nerves. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The cranial nerves are composed of twelve pairs of nerves that emanate from the nervous tissue of the hindbrain. These nerves are sensory, motor, or mixed in nature, and provide the motor and general sensory innervation of the head, neck and viscera. They mediate vision, hearing, olfaction and taste and carry the parasympathetic innervation of the autonomic ganglia that control visceral functions. (Gene Ontology, GO_0021603) |
| External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021603 |
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5 genes participating in the cranial nerve formation biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 dataset.
