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Accession

GO:0009953

Ontology

biological process

Synonyms

narrow: dorsal/ventral pattern specification

exact: dorsal-ventral pattern formation

exact: dorsoventral pattern formation

Definition

The regionalization process by 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. [source: GOC:dph, GOC:go_curators, GOC:isa_complete, GOC:tb]

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