Term Details for "primitive streak formation" (GO:0090009) (original) (raw)
Accession
GO:0090009
Name
primitive streak formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of the primitive streak from unspecified parts. The primitive streak is a ridge of cells running along the midline of the embryo where the mesoderm ingresses. It defines the anterior-posterior axis.Source: GOC:dph,GOC:tb,GOC:sdb_2009
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0090009 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
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