Term Name: convergent extension
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which an epithelium narrows along one axis and lengthens in a perpendicular axis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060026]   QuickGO   AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: morphogenesis of an epithelium
has subtype: convergent extension involved in axis elongation convergent extension involved in gastrulation convergent extension involved in imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis convergent extension involved in mesonephric nephron morphogenesis convergent extension involved in metanephric nephron morphogenesis convergent extension involved in nephron morphogenesis convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation convergent extension involved in notochord morphogenesis convergent extension involved in organogenesis convergent extension involved in rhombomere morphogenesis convergent extension involved in somitogenesis