| GO term: | dorsal/ventral pattern formation |
| Synonym: | dorsal-ventral pattern formation |
| Synonym: | dorsal/ventral pattern specification |
| Synonym: | dorsoventral pattern formation |
| GO id: | GO:0009953 |
| Definition: | The regionalization process in which the areas along the dorsal/ventral axis are established that will lead to differences in cell differentiation. The dorsal/ventral axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and left/right axes. The dorsal end is defined by the upper or back side of an organism. The ventral end is defined by the lower or front side of an organism. |
| Number of paths to term: | 6 |
denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship
denotes a 'regulates' relationship
denotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
denotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc |
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