Term Information

Accession
GO:0007390
Name
germ-band shortening
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
germ-band retraction
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The spreading of the amnioserosa from its compressed state to cover the whole of the dorsal surface. Initiating in the thorax and spreading posteriorly, it is accompanied by the transition from a parasegmental to segmental division of the embryo. Source: GOC:bf, PMID:12147138
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0007390 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of germ-band shortening (GO:0007390)
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germ-band shortening [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  embryonic development via the syncytial blastoderm (GO:0001700)
germ-band shortening [is_a relation] is_a  embryonic morphogenesis (GO:0048598)

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