Term Information

Accession
GO:0007379
Name
segment specification
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which segments assume individual identities; exemplified in insects by the actions of the products of the homeotic genes. Source: http://fly.ebi.ac.uk/allied-data/lk/interactive-fly/aimain/1aahome.htm, ISBN:0879694238
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0007379 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of segment specification (GO:0007379)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
segment specification [is_a relation] is_a  pattern specification process (GO:0007389)
segment specification [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  segmentation (GO:0035282)
Children of segment specification (GO:0007379)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
specification of segmental identity, trunk (GO:0035292) [is_a relation] is_a  segment specification
specification of nephron tubule identity (GO:0072081) [is_a relation] is_a  segment specification
specification of segmental identity, head (GO:0007380) [is_a relation] is_a  segment specification
somite specification (GO:0001757) [is_a relation] is_a  segment specification
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