animal-vegetal axis

Term ID

BSPO:0000199

Synonyms

• A-V axis
• animal/vegetal axis
• AV axis

Definition

An axis that extends from the animal end of an egg or early embryo to the opposite, vegetal end. In animals with yolk-bearing eggs, the vegetal end is the yolk bearing pole. (pertains to animals only - both vertebrate and invertebrate embryos).

References

Ontology

Spatial Ontology