Definition of "somitic" []

• Of or pertaining to a somite (adjective)

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• "For instance, somites, one of the body elements characteristic of the phylotypic stage, form under the influence of a somitic clock, rhythmic waves of molecular activity that sweep the length of the trunk and tail."
• "During early stage of somitogenesis, mtmr8 expression was detected in both somitic mesodem and ventral mesoderm."