FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008595 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The specification of the anterior/posterior axis of the embryo by the products of genes expressed maternally and genes expressed in the zygote.[ ISBN:0879694238 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

regionalization
 |__tripartite regional subdivision________
blastoderm segmentation                    |
 |__tripartite regional subdivision________|
axis specification                         |
 |__embryonic axis specification___________|
 |__anterior/posterior axis specification__|
embryonic pattern specification            |
 |__embryonic axis specification___________|
anterior/posterior pattern specification   |
 |__anterior/posterior axis specification__|
                                           anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo  140 rec.
                                            |__maternal determination of anterior/posterior axis, embryo 110 rec.
                                            |   |__oocyte anterior/posterior axis specification(+) 107 rec.
                                            |__zygotic determination of anterior/posterior axis, embryo 24 rec.
                                                |__anterior region determination 2 rec.
                                                |__posterior abdomen determination 1 rec.
                                                |__terminal region determination 17 rec.
                                                |__thorax and anterior abdomen determination

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Relationships
Is a	embryonic axis specification anterior/posterior axis specification
Part of	tripartite regional subdivision
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"anterior/posterior axis determination, embryo" RELATED
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