FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

embryonic pattern specification

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009880 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process that results in the patterns of cell differentiation that will arise in an embryo.[ ISBN:0521436125 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

multicellular organism development
 |__pattern specification process__
 |__embryo development_____________|
multicellular organismal process   |
 |__pattern specification process__|
                                   embryonic pattern specification  236 rec.
                                    |__blastoderm segmentation 220 rec.
                                    |   |__head segmentation(+) 21 rec.
                                    |   |__periodic partitioning(+) 50 rec.
                                    |   |__tripartite regional subdivision(+) 140 rec.
                                    |   |__trunk segmentation(+) 16 rec.
                                    |__embryonic axis specification 143 rec.
                                    |   |__anterior/posterior axis specification, embryo(+) 140 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.
                                    |__regulation of embryonic pattern specification 1 rec.
                                    |   |__negative regulation of embryonic pattern specification
                                    |   |__positive regulation of embryonic pattern specification
                                    |__somite specification
                                    |__terminal region determination 17 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	pattern specification process
Part of	embryo development
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"embryonic pattern biosynthesis" BROAD "embryonic pattern formation" BROAD "ventral/lateral system" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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