| Term: | axial mesoderm convergent extension involved in axis elongation |
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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: | axial mesoderm |
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| Definition: | Region of the mesoderm that is located along the rostral-caudal axis of the embryo. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001204] |
| Name: | convergent extension involved in axis elongation |
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| Definition: | The morphogenetic process in which an epithelium narrows along one axis and lengthens in a perpendicular axis contributing to the lengthening of the axis of an organism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060028] QuickGO AmiGO |