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ectodermal placode
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An ectodermal placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that is the primordium of many structures derived from the ectoderm[GO] [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0060788 ]
Term info
Label
ectodermal placode
editor note
consder adding placodal ectoderm as a distinct class? Also place placodal ectoderm as develops_from ectoderm; need to check taxon-appropriateness
external ontology notes
in GO, covers optic, otic, olfactory, mammary, hair, tooth, sebaceous - and also insect structures
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uberon
has related synonym
epithelial placode
id
UBERON:0005085
taxon notes
With the exception of the adenohypophysis, homologues of the nonneurogenic placodes (e.g. placodes giving rise to the teeth, hair follicles and lens), appear to be lacking in invertebrate chordates.