| Term: | muscle pioneer nucleus |
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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: | muscle pioneer |
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| Synonyms: | muscle pioneers, non migratory adaxial cells |
| Definition: | Cells that develop from adaxial cells that express engrailed and do not migrate completely to the lateral surface of the myotome, and instead extend from the notochord to the lateral surface of the somite, at the level of the future horizontal myoseptum. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001086] |
| Name: | nucleus |
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| Synonyms: | cell nucleus, horsetail nucleus |
| Definition: | A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005634] QuickGO AmiGO |