| Name: | neural plate |
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| Synonyms: | presumptive central nervous system |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is the earliest recognizable dorsal ectodermal primordium of the central nervous system present near the end of gastrulation before infolding to form the neural keel; consists of a thickened pseudostratified epithelium. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000132] |
| Name: | dorsal convergence |
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| Definition: | The directed migration of individual cells and small groups of cells toward the dorsal midline during gastrulation. This process does not require cell rearrangement. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060030] QuickGO AmiGO |