Term Name: heart field specification
Synonyms:
Definition: The process that results in the delineation of a specific region of the lateral mesoderm into the area in which the heart will develop.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0003128]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: heart formation
is a type of: specification of animal organ identity
has subtype: primary heart field specification secondary heart field specification
positively regulated by: heart induction