Term: | somite anatomical region |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | somite |
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Synonyms: | somitic mesoderm |
Definition: | Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155] |
Name: | anatomical region |
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Definition: | A 3D region in space without well-defined compartmental boundaries; for example, the dorsal region of an ectoderm. |
Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000070] |