primitive streakImported
The primitive streak is a structure that forms during the early stages of avian, reptilian and mammalian embryonic development[WP]. the midline ridge of the embryonic epiblast that later develops into mesoderm and endoderm[MP].
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Exact Synonyms
primitive streak - blastopore - germ ring
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primitive streak
UBPROP_0000003
(...) the blastopore equivalent of chordates (germ ring in fish, marginal zone/blastopore lip in frog and node/primitive streak in chick and mouse) (...) (reference 1); Indeed, the primitive streak has been considered the homologue of the blastopore since the 1870s (reference 2).[well established][VHOG]
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VHOG includes a very broad grouping here based on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9609826
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contributes to morphology of
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results in formation of anatomical entity