Term: optic fissure basement membrane disassembly
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Name: optic fissure
Synonyms: choroid fissure, optic fissures
Definition: Groove that is in the ventral optic cup and through which blood vessels pass to the enclosed mesenchyme.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001284]
Name: basement membrane disassembly
Synonyms: basal lamina disassembly
Definition: The controlled breakdown of the basement membrane in the context of a normal process such as imaginal disc eversion.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0034769]    QuickGO    AmiGO