| Term: | ventral fin fold epidermis morphogenesis |
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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: | ventral fin fold |
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| Synonyms: | anal fin fold, tail fin fold, ventral fin |
| Definition: | Region of the median fin fold that develops into the anal and caudal fin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001069] |
| Name: | epidermis morphogenesis |
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| Synonyms: | hypodermis morphogenesis |
| Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures of the epidermis are generated and organized. The epidermis is the outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048730] QuickGO AmiGO |