Term Name: segment specification
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which segments assume individual identities; exemplified in insects by the actions of the products of the homeotic genes.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007379]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: segmentation
is a type of: pattern specification process
has subtype: somite specification specification of nephron tubule identity specification of segmental identity, head specification of segmental identity, trunk