FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

morphogenesis of an epithelial fold

ID (Ontology)

GO:0060571 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The morphogenetic process in which an epithelial sheet bends along a linear axis.

Also Known As

"epithelial folding"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

tissue morphogenesis____
epithelium development__|
                        morphogenesis of an epithelium
                         |__morphogenesis of an epithelial fold  10 rec.
                             |__heart rudiment involution
                             |__invagination involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second
                             |__involution involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second
                             |__morphogenesis of an epithelial bud 3 rec.
                             |   |__Malpighian tubule bud morphogenesis 3 rec.
                             |   |__mammary gland bud morphogenesis(+)
                             |   |__primary lung bud formation(+)
                             |   |__prostatic bud formation(+)
                             |__neural fold bending
                             |   |__neural fold folding
                             |   |__neural fold hinge point formation
                             |__neural fold folding
                             |__neural fold formation
                             |   |__neural fold bending
                             |   |__neural fold elevation formation
                             |__posterior midgut invagination 4 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	morphogenesis of an epithelium
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"epithelial folding" EXACT "folding of an epithelial sheet" RELATED
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