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Term Name | tail tip morphogenesis |
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Term Accession | GO:0045138 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (3) | male tail morphogenesis, male tail tip morphogenesis, tail tip morphogenesis |
Definition | The process in which the anatomical structures of the male copulatory structure in nematodes are generated and organized. The copulatory apparatus is a specialized tail structure reshaped during late post-embryonic development, that includes a fan-like arrangement of nine pairs of chemosensory organs known as rays, sclerotized spicules, the gubernaculum, the hook sensillum, and associated musculature. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | kmv |
PMID: | 18050419 |
PMID: | 7409314 |