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germ layer
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000923
Classically the germ layers are ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Alternatively: primary = ectoderm, endoderm; secondary=mesoderm; tertiary=dorsal mesoderm, NC[https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/The-neural-crest]
Term info
Label
germ layer
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
definition
A layer of cells produced during the process of gastrulation during the early development of the animal embryo, which is distinct from other such layers of cells, as an early step of cell differentiation. The three types of germ layers are the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm.
has exact synonym
germinal layer
has broad synonym
embryonic tissue
has narrow synonym
primary germ layer
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
embryonic germ layers, embryonic germ layer
homology notes
The Bilateria are triploblastic (with true endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm) (...).[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000923
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
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