Prevertebra

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae

    "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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"Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra."

Etymology

From pre- + vertebra.

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