Term Name: | leg disc morphogenesis |
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Synonyms: | leg disc metamorphosis |
Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures derived from the leg disc are generated and organized. This includes the transformation of a leg imaginal disc from a monolayered epithelium in the larvae of holometabolous insects into recognizable adult structures including the leg, coxa and ventral thoracic pleura. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007478] QuickGO AmiGO |