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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D019521
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Preferred Name

Body Patterning

Definitions
The processes occurring in early development that direct morphogenesis. They specify the body plan ensuring that cells will proceed to differentiate, grow, and diversify in size and shape at the correct relative positions. Included are axial patterning, segmentation, compartment specification, limb position, organ boundary patterning, blood vessel patterning, etc.
Synonyms
Pattern Formation, Embryonic
Axial Patterning (Embryology)
Embryonic Pattern Formation
Body Pattern Specification
Polarity of Development
Specification, Body Pattern
Embryonic Pattern Specification
Pattern Specification, Body
Patterning, Body
Formation, Embryonic Pattern
Body Pattern Formation
Embryonic Pattern Formations
Pattern Formation, Body
Patterning, Axial (Embryology)
Development Polarity
Specification, Embryonic Pattern
Pattern Specification, Embryonic
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