| Phenotype: | epithelial to mesenchymal transition occurrence, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
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| Synonyms: | EMT, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, mesenchymal cell differentiation from epithelial cell |
| Definition: | A transition where an epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001837] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | occurrence |
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| Synonyms: | incidence, temporal |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's occurrence. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000057] |