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Term:
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germ layer +  
A layer of cells produced during the process of gastrulation during the early development of the animal embryo, which is distinct from other such layers of cells, as an early step of cell differentiation. The three types of germ layers are the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm.
neural crest +  
 ectoderm +  
 endoderm +  
 mesectoderm 
 mesoderm +  
 neurectoderm +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: germinal layer
Narrow Synonyms: primary germ layer
Broad Synonyms: embryonic tissue
Related Synonyms: embryonic germ layer ;   embryonic germ layers
Xrefs: AAO:0000480 ;   BILA:0000035 ;   BTO:0000556 ;   EMAPA:36033 ;   FBbt:00000110 ;   FMA:69069 ;   GAID:1303 ;   MESH:D005855 ;   NCI:C12950 ;   NCI:C54105 ;   TAO:0001122 ;   UMLS:C0920502 ;   UMLS:C1708239 ;   VHOG:0001223 ;   Wikipedia:Germ_layer ;   XAO:0003011 ;   ZFA:0001122
Definition Sources: https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/203, Wikipedia:Germ_layer

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