prevertebra

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ vertebra

Noun

prevertebra (plural prevertebrae)

  1. Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
    • 2016 January 23, “Developmental Patterning as a Quantitative Trait: Genetic Modulation of the Hoxb6 Mutant Skeletal Phenotype”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146019:
      Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra.
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