Term Information

Accession
GO:0072116
Name
pronephros formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
pronephric kidney formation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of the pronephros. In mammals, the pronephros is the first of the three embryonic kidneys to be established and exists only transiently. In lower vertebrates such as fish and amphibia, the pronephros is the fully functional embryonic kidney and is indispensable for larval life. Source: GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0072116 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of pronephros formation (GO:0072116)
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pronephros formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pronephros morphogenesis (GO:0072114)
pronephros formation [is_a relation] is_a  kidney rudiment formation (GO:0072003)
pronephros formation [is_a relation] is_a  animal organ formation (GO:0048645)
Children of pronephros formation (GO:0072116)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
head kidney formation (GO:0072117) [is_a relation] is_a  pronephros formation
pronephric nephron tubule formation (GO:0039006) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pronephros formation
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