Term Information

Accession

GO:0009954

Ontology

biological process

Synonyms

narrow: proximal/distal pattern specification

Definition

The regionalization process by which specific areas of cell differentiation are determined along a proximal/distal axis. The proximal/distal axis is defined by a line that runs from main body (proximal end) of an organism outward (distal end). [source: GOC:dph, GOC:go_curators, GOC:isa_complete]

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