Term Information

Accession
GO:0007391
Name
dorsal closure
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process during Drosophila embryogenesis whereby the ectodermal cells of the lateral epithelium stretch in a coordinated fashion to internalize the amnioserosa cells and close the embryo dorsally. Source: PMID:9224720
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0007391 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of dorsal closure (GO:0007391)
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dorsal closure [is_a relation] is_a  morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium (GO:0016331)
dorsal closure [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  embryonic development via the syncytial blastoderm (GO:0001700)
Children of dorsal closure (GO:0007391)
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suture of dorsal opening (GO:0007396) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  dorsal closure
initiation of dorsal closure (GO:0007392) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  dorsal closure
dorsal closure, amnioserosa morphology change (GO:0046664) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  dorsal closure
dorsal closure, spreading of leading edge cells (GO:0007395) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  dorsal closure
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