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Anatomy Term: otic vesicle
XAO ID: 0000006
Synonyms: ear vesicle, ear, otocyst
Definition: "The saccular invagination of ectoderm from which the vertebrate inner ear develops."
Stage Range: NF stage 25 to NF stage 58
Marker Genes: pcdh8 agr2
Develops From:
Anatomy Item Stage Range
otic placode NF stage 18 to NF stage 26
Develops Into:
Anatomy Item Stage Range
auditory apparatus NF stage 43 to death
otic capsule NF stage 43 to death
Parent(s): otic placode

 

Parent(s): tissue (is_a) vestibuloauditory system (part_of)

 


References: Ontology Lookup Service , XB ANATOMY ONTOLOGY