Preferred Label : post-anal tail bud;
Uberon definition : The rapidly proliferating mass of cells at the caudal extremity of the embryo; remnant
of the primitive node.;
Uberon synonym : tailbud; tail bud;
Uberon related term : end bud; tail bud mesenchyme;
Uberon Homology note : (...) at some stage of its development, every chordate exhibits five uniquely derived
characters or synapomorphies of the group: (...) (5) a larva or embryo with a postanal
tail.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002533;
develops into
- has part
- has potential to develop into
The rapidly proliferating mass of cells at the caudal extremity of the embryo; remnant
of the primitive node.
