The human palatine tonsils and the nasopharyngeal tonsil are lymphoepithelial tissues located in strategic areas of the oropharynx and nasopharynx, although most commonly, the term tonsils refers to the palatine tonsils that can be seen in the back of the throat. (BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology, BTO_0001387)
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27 genes co-occuring with the biological term tonsil in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.