FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

embryonic axis specification

ID (Ontology)

GO:0000578 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of a pattern along a line or a point in an embryo.

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
embryonic axis specification (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| embryonic axis specification

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

pattern specification process
 |__axis specification_______________
 |__embryonic pattern specification__|
embryo development                   |
 |__embryonic pattern specification__|
                                     embryonic axis specification  143 rec.
                                      |__anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo 140 rec.
                                      |   |__maternal determination of anterior/posterior axis, embryo(+) 110 rec.
                                      |   |__zygotic determination of anterior/posterior axis, embryo(+) 24 rec.
                                      |__longitudinal axis specification
                                      |__neural plate axis specification
                                      |__oral/aboral axis specification
                                      |__somite rostral/caudal axis specification
                                      |__zygotic specification of dorsal/ventral axis 2 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	axis specification embryonic pattern specification
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"embryonic axis determination" RELATED
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