Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
myoblast fusion
- Term ID
- GO:0007520
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- Definition
- A process in which non-proliferating myoblasts fuse to existing fibers or to myotubes to form new fibers. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers.
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- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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