| Term: | posterior lateral line primordium filopodium |
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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: | posterior lateral line primordium |
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| Synonyms: | posterior lateral line primordia |
| Definition: | A migrating group of cells originating from the posterior lateral line placode. The primordium deposits seven to nine neuromasts and interneuromasts between them during its posterior migration to the tail. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001157] |
| Name: | filopodium |
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| Definition: | Thin, stiff, actin-based protrusion extended by the leading edge of a motile cell such as a crawling fibroblast or amoeba, or an axonal or dendritic growth cone, or a dendritic shaft. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030175] QuickGO AmiGO |