Preferred Label : embryonic cloacal fold;
Uberon definition : One of the pair of mesenchymal swellings (folds) located on either side of the cloacal
membrane during the indifferent stage of embryonic development; cranial to the cloacal
membrane the folds unite to form the genital tubercle; caudally the folds are subdivided
into urogenital folds anteriorly and anal folds posteriorly;
Uberon broad term : cloacal fold;
Origin ID : 0012292;
adjacent to
- develops into
- part of
One of the pair of mesenchymal swellings (folds) located on either side of the cloacal
membrane during the indifferent stage of embryonic development; cranial to the cloacal
membrane the folds unite to form the genital tubercle; caudally the folds are subdivided
into urogenital folds anteriorly and anal folds posteriorly
