Term Name:	mesodermal to mesenchymal transition involved in gastrulation
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Definition:	The epithelial to mesenchymal transition process in which a mesodermal cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell as part of the process of gastrulation.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060809]    QuickGO    AmiGO