Term: pharyngeal pouch endodermal cell fate specification
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Name: pharyngeal pouch
Synonyms: pharyngeal pouches
Definition: Outpocketings of pharyngeal endoderm that interdigitate with the neural crest derived pharyngeal arches. The pouches later fuse with the surface ectoderm to form the gill slits.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001106]
Name: endodermal cell fate specification
Synonyms: endoderm cell fate specification
Definition: The cell fate determination process that results in a cell becoming capable of differentiating autonomously into an endoderm cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001714]    QuickGO    AmiGO