FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term epithelial tube formation ID (Ontology) GO:0072175 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of an epithelial tube.
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     involved_in | epithelial tube formation
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morphogenesis of an epithelium
 |__epithelial tube morphogenesis_________________________
tube morphogenesis                                        |
 |__tube formation________________________________________|
 |__epithelial tube morphogenesis_________________________|
anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis  |
 |__tube formation________________________________________|
                                                          epithelial tube formation  10 rec.
                                                           |__embryonic epithelial tube formation 6 rec.
                                                           |   |__embryonic heart tube formation(+) 3 rec.
                                                           |   |__nephron tubule formation(+)
                                                           |   |__neural tube formation(+)
                                                           |   |__primary neural tube formation(+)
                                                           |   |__secondary neural tube formation
                                                           |__endothelial tube formation
                                                           |__Malpighian tubule bud morphogenesis 3 rec.
                                                           |__mammary gland cord formation
                                                           |__metanephric tubule formation
                                                           |   |__metanephric nephron tubule formation(+)
                                                           |__nephric duct formation
                                                           |   |__mesonephric duct formation
                                                           |__otic vesicle formation
                                                           |   |__otic placode formation
                                                           |__pancreatic bud formation
                                                           |   |__pancreas field specification
                                                           |__regulation of epithelial tube formation
                                                               |__negative regulation of epithelial tube formation
                                                               |__positive regulation of epithelial tube formation(+)
                                                               |__regulation of ureteric bud formation(+)
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Is a tube formation
Part of epithelial tube morphogenesis
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