Term Name: mammary gland bud formation
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which a bud forms from the mammary placode. A mammary bud is bulb of epithelial cells that is distinct from the surrounding epidermis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060615]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: mammary gland bud morphogenesis
has parts: epithelial cell differentiation involved in mammary gland bud morphogenesis
is a type of: anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium