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Somite vs Presomitic - What's the difference?

somite | presomitic |

As a noun somite

is (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.

As an adjective presomitic is

(biology) able to form somites and express segmentation.

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 ----

    presomitic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Able to form somites and express segmentation

    • Derived terms

    *presomitic mesoderm