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otic placode formation

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The initial developmental process that will lead to the formation of the vertebrate inner ear. The otic placode forms as a thickening of the head ectoderm adjacent to the developing hindbrain. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12668634 GOC:go_curators ]