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ectoderm
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000924
Primary germ layer that is the outer of the embryo's three germ layers and gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectoderm ]
Term info
Label
ectoderm
Synonyms
- embryonic ectoderm
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Gray32.png
external definition
Primary germ layer that is the outer of the embryonic germ layers and gives rise to epidermis and neural tissue.[AAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has relational adjective
ectodermal
homology notes
The Bilateria are triploblastic (with true endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm) (...).[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000924
Term relations
Subclass of:
- germ layer
- immediate transformation of some presumptive ectoderm
- develops from some presumptive ectoderm
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