| Name: | forerunner cell group |
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| Synonyms: | DFCs, dorsal forerunner cells, forerunner cells |
| Definition: | A group of cells that migrate at the leading edge of shield during gastrulation but do not involute. At the end of gastrulation, forerunner cells migrate deep into the embryo and organize to form Kupffer's vesicle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000023] |
| Name: | position |
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| Synonyms: | location, placement, relational spatial quality |
| Definition: | A spatial quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's spatial location relative to other objects in the vicinity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000140] |