| Term: | optic tectum neurogenesis |
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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: | optic tectum |
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| Synonyms: | dorsal midbrain, mesencephalic tectum, tectal lobe, tectum, tectum opticum |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that is the dorsal part of the midbrain and develops from the alar plate and is the most complex layered structure in the zebrafish brain. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000445] |
| Name: | neurogenesis |
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| Synonyms: | nervous system cell generation, neural cell differentiation |
| Definition: | Generation of cells within the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0022008] QuickGO AmiGO |