| 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: | distributed |
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| Synonyms: | diffuse, scattered |
| Definition: | A spatial pattern inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being spread out or scattered about or divided up. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001566] |