| Term: | forerunner cell group DNA-methyltransferase activity |
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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: | 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: | DNA-methyltransferase activity |
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| Synonyms: | deoxyribonucleate methylase activity, deoxyribonucleate methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid methylase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid modification methylase activity, DNA methylase, DNA methyltransferase activity, DNA transmethylase activity, Type II DNA methylase |
| Definition: | Catalysis of the transfer of a methyl group to a DNA molecule. |
| Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0009008] QuickGO AmiGO |