| Name: | 
        dorsal/ventral pattern formation | 
    
    
        | Synonyms: | 
        
            
                dorsal-ventral pattern formation,
            
                dorsal/ventral pattern specification,
            
                dorsoventral pattern formation
                                
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        | Definition: | 
        The regionalization process in which the areas along the dorsal/ventral axis are established that will lead to differences in cell differentiation. The dorsal/ventral axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and left/right axes. The dorsal end is defined by the upper or back side of an organism. The ventral end is defined by the lower or front side of an organism. | 
    
    
        | Ontology: | 
        GO: Biological Process [GO:0009953] 
   
    
    
    
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