Term Name: axis specification
Synonyms: axis determination
Definition: The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of a pattern along a line or around a point.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009798]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: specification of axis polarity
is a type of: pattern specification process
has subtype: adaxial/abaxial axis specification anterior/posterior axis specification anterior/posterior axis specification, follicular epithelium centrolateral axis specification dorsal/ventral axis specification embryonic axis specification establishment of anatomical structure orientation growth plate cartilage axis specification left/right axis specification oocyte axis specification proximal/distal axis specification radial axis specification