somites Mesodermal structures formed during embryonic development that give rise to segmented body parts such as the muscles of the body wall. special senses Vision, hearing, taste, and smell. Full article >>>
somite One of the blocklike masses of mesoderm arranged segmentally (metamerically) in a longitudinal series beside the neural tube of the embryo; metamere. sonar A technique or equipment used to locate objects underwater by the detection of echoes. Full article >>>
These mutants have weak dominant loss-of-Hh-function effects on somite patterning (van Eeden et al. 1996), consistent with the mutant proteinsacting as repressors of Hh target genes. Full article >>>
The maternal effect is a phenotype of severe neural kinking, accompanied by somite abnormalities, suggesting again, a role in the determination or maintenance of the integrity of the body axis. Full article >>>
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