| Name: | forerunner cell group |
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| Synonyms: | DFCs, dorsal forerunner cells, forerunner cells |
| Definition: | A group of cells that migrate at the leading edge of shield during gastrulation but do not involute. At the end of gastrulation, forerunner cells migrate deep into the embryo and organize to form Kupffer's vesicle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000023] |
| Name: | absent |
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| Synonyms: | absence, absent from organism |
| Definition: | A quality denoting the lack of an entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462] |