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germ layer

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A layer of cells produced during the process of gastrulation during the early development of the animal embryo, which is distinct from other such layers of cells, as an early step of cell differentiation. The three types of germ layers are the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_layer https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/203 ]

Synonyms: germinal layer

Term info

database cross reference
  • MESH:D005855
  • BTO:0000556
  • TAO:0001122
  • VHOG:0001223
  • FBbt:00000110
  • XAO:0003011
  • MESH:A16.254.425
  • EMAPA:36033
  • GAID:1303
  • ZFA:0001122
  • BILA:0000035
  • AAO:0000480
  • UMLS:C1708239 (ncithesaurus:Germinal_Layer)
  • UMLS:C0920502 (ncithesaurus:Embryonic_Tissue)
  • Wikipedia:Germ_layer
  • NCIT:C12950
  • FMA:69069
  • NCIT:C54105
Subsets

uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

UBPROP 0000003

The Bilateria are triploblastic (with true endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm) (...).[well established][VHOG]

comment

Classically the germ layers are ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. Alternatively: primary = ectoderm, endoderm; secondary=mesoderm; tertiary=dorsal mesoderm, NC[https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/The-neural-crest]

has related synonym

embryonic germ layers, embryonic germ layer

has broad synonym

embryonic tissue

has narrow synonym

primary germ layer

id

UBERON:0000923

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

prefLabel

Embryonic tissue