FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term dorsal closure ID (Ontology) GO:0007391 (Gene Ontology)
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.[ PubMed:9224720 ]
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS     105
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 dorsal closure (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     105      3
     involved_in | dorsal closure     105       --
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morphogenesis of an epithelium__
embryonic morphogenesis_________|
                                morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
                                 |__dorsal closure  112 rec.
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Is a morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
Part of embryonic development via the syncytial blastoderm
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