Definition of "somitogenesis" []

• The production of somites (noun)

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• "W, Deng JM, Behringer RR (1998) Expression of the mouse cerberus-related gene, Cerr1, suggests a role in anterior neural induction and somitogenesis."
• "In transgenic trout, green fluorescence appeared in fast muscle fibers as early as the somitogenesis stage and persisted throughout life."
• "T-box transcription factor involved in mesoderm development; the mutant phenotype includes disrupted primitive red blood cell formation as well as disrupted somitogenesis."