Term Name: embryonic heart tube anterior/posterior pattern specification
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Definition: The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of cell differentiation that results in the anterior/posterior subdivision of the embryonic heart tube. In Drosophila this results in subdivision of the dorsal vessel into to the posterior heart proper and the anterior aorta.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035054]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: heart development
has parts: dorsal vessel aortic cell fate commitment dorsal vessel heart proper cell fate commitment
is a type of: anterior/posterior pattern specification