Phenotype: DEL increased thickness, abnormal
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Name: DEL
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: increased thickness
Synonyms: high thickness, stout, thick, thickened
Definition: A thickness which is relatively high.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000591]