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embryonic cloacal fold
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One of the pair of mesenchymal swellings (folds) located on either side of the cloacal membrane during the indifferent stage of embryonic development; cranial to the cloacal membrane the folds unite to form the genital tubercle; caudally the folds are subdivided into urogenital folds anteriorly and anal folds posteriorly [ ]
Term info
Label
embryonic cloacal fold
comment
We presume this is distinct from AAO:0001003, an external integumentary structure - check with amphibian anatomy ontology developers. AO notes: the text def states mesenchymal swelling, EHDAA2 splits into mesenchymal and epithelial parts
has broad synonym
cloacal fold
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uberon
id
UBERON:0012292
Term relations
Subclass of:
- multi-tissue structure
- adjacent_to some cloacal membrane
- part of some embryo
- part of some external anal region
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