Term Name: initiation of dorsal closure
Synonyms:
Definition: Events that occur at the start of dorsal closure.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007392]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: dorsal closure
has parts: dorsal closure, elongation of leading edge cells dorsal closure, leading edge cell differentiation
is a type of: embryonic morphogenesis