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Somite vs Paraxis - What's the difference?

somite | paraxis |

As nouns the difference between somite and paraxis

is that somite is while paraxis is (protein) a basic helix-loop-helix protein expressed in paraxial mesoderm and developing somites.

somite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (embryology) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
  • (anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

    • Derived terms

    *somitic *somitogenesis *somitomere ----

    paraxis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (protein) A basic helix-loop-helix protein expressed in paraxial mesoderm and developing somites