| Name: | DEL |
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| Synonyms: | deep cell layer, DEL cells |
| Definition: | A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000711] |
| Name: | cell |
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| Synonyms: | cells |
| Definition: | Anatomical structure that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009000] |
| Name: | circular |
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| Synonyms: | round, rounded |
| Definition: | A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000411] |