loading...| Preferred Name |
cranial placode |
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| Synonyms |
placode cranial placodes |
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| Definitions |
Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system. With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002546 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MIAA:0000369 MAT:0000369 XAO:0000305 EFO:0001650 AAO:0010466 |
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| definition |
Ectodermal placode that develops in the head into a part of the sensory nervous system. With a few exceptions (lens, adenohypophyseal), cranial placodes are neurogenic. |
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| editor note |
to avoid confusion, we include neurogenic placode as a subclass. Do not merge. |
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| has_broad_synonym |
placode |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
cranial placodes |
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UBERON:0002546 |
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| label |
cranial placode |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002546 |
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cranial placode |
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| taxon_notes |
Comparisons of developmental gene expression suggest that the anterior ectoderm in amphioxus may be homologous to the vertebrate olfactory placode, the only vertebrate placode with primary, not secondary, neurons |
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| terminology_notes |
The term placode or placodes also applies to developing organs such as teeth, mammary glands, hair follicles, feathers and scales. We include a separate parent class for this. |
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