Term Name: | eye primordium |
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Synonyms: | eye anlage, eye field, eye placode, occular primordium, ocular primordium, optic field, optic placode, optic placode of camera-type eye, optic placodes, optic primordium |
Definition: | Portion of tissue that is part of the anterior neural keel and will form the optic vesicle[ZFA]. A paired ectodermal placode that becomes invaginated to form the embryonic lens vesicles. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003071] |