FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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Term

morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet

ID (Ontology)

GO:0002011 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which the anatomical structures of an epithelial sheet are generated and organized. An epithelial sheet is a flat surface consisting of closely packed epithelial cells.

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

tissue morphogenesis____
epithelium development__|
                        morphogenesis of an epithelium
                         |__morphogenesis of an epithelial sheet  16 rec.
                             |__closure of optic fissure
                             |__epiboly 13 rec.
                             |   |__epiboly involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second(+)
                             |   |__epiboly involved in wound healing(+) 13 rec.
                             |__neural plate elongation
                             |   |__convergent extension involved in neural plate elongation
                             |__neural plate thickening
                             |__pericardium morphogenesis
                                 |__proepicardium cell migration involved in pericardium morphogenesis

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Is a	morphogenesis of an epithelium
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