Term Name: optic fissure
Synonyms: choroid fissure, optic fissures
Definition: Groove that is in the ventral optic cup and through which blood vessels pass to the enclosed mesenchyme.
Appears at: Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)
Evident until: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001284]

Relationships
develops into: optic furrow
is part of: optic cup
is a type of: groove

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