Term: Meckel's cartilage convergent extension involved in organogenesis
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Name: Meckel's cartilage
Synonyms: ventral mandibular cartilage
Definition: Meckel's cartilage is the bilaterally paired, rod-like, cartilaginous ventral component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It is typically resorbed in adults.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001205]
Name: convergent extension involved in organogenesis
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which an epithelium narrows along one axis and lengthens in a perpendicular axis contribution to the shaping of an organ.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060029]    QuickGO    AmiGO