Term Name: convergent extension involved in axis elongation
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which an epithelium narrows along one axis and lengthens in a perpendicular axis contributing to the lengthening of the axis of an organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060028]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: axis elongation
is a type of: convergent extension
has subtype: convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of convergent extension involved in axis elongation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of convergent extension involved in axis elongation
regulated by: regulation of convergent extension involved in axis elongation