FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term axis elongation ID (Ontology) GO:0003401 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The developmental growth that results in the elongation of a line that defines polarity or symmetry in an anatomical structure.
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     involved_in | axis elongation
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anatomical structure morphogenesis__
developmental growth________________|
                                    developmental growth involved in morphogenesis
                                     |__axis elongation  5 rec.
                                         |__axis elongation involved in somitogenesis
                                         |   |__cell migration involved in somitogenic axis elongation(+)
                                         |   |__convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
                                         |__branch elongation of an epithelium
                                         |   |__branch elongation involved in mammary gland duct branching(+)
                                         |   |__branch elongation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
                                         |   |__branch elongation involved in ureteric bud branching(+)
                                         |   |__bud elongation involved in lung branching
                                         |   |__bud outgrowth involved in lung branching
                                         |   |__primary prostatic bud elongation(+)
                                         |   |__prostate epithelial cord elongation
                                         |__bud dilation involved in lung branching
                                         |__convergent extension involved in axis elongation
                                             |__convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
                                             |__regulation of convergent extension involved in axis elongation
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Is a developmental growth involved in morphogenesis
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