Term Name: somitogenesis
Synonyms: formation of mesodermal clusters
Definition: The formation of mesodermal clusters that are arranged segmentally along the anterior posterior axis of an embryo.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001756]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: chordate embryonic development somite development
has parts: axis elongation involved in somitogenesis convergent extension involved in somitogenesis fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway involved in somitogenesis Notch signaling pathway involved in somitogenesis somite rostral/caudal axis specification somite specification Wnt signaling pathway involved in somitogenesis
is a type of: anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis anterior/posterior pattern specification segmentation
regulated by: regulation of somitogenesis