| Term Name: | optic vesicle |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | optic vesicles |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepithelium which has pinched off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:5-9 somites (11.66h-14.0h) |
| Evident until: | Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000050] |
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