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The process by which the anatomical structures of the tail are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The tail is the hindmost part of some animals. The process by which the anatomical structures of the tail tip are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The tail tip undergoes morphogenesis to form a copulatory structure. The most posterior hypodermal cells in the tail define a specialized, sexually dimorphic compartment in which cells fuse and retract in the male, changing their shape from a tapered cone to a blunt dome. An example of this process is found in Caenorhabditis elegans. The process by which anatomical structures are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form.

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GO TERM SUMMARY

Name: tail tip morphogenesis
Acc: GO:0045138
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process by which the anatomical structures of the tail tip are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The tail tip undergoes morphogenesis to form a copulatory structure. The most posterior hypodermal cells in the tail define a specialized, sexually dimorphic compartment in which cells fuse and retract in the male, changing their shape from a tapered cone to a blunt dome. An example of this process is found in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Synonyms:
  • male tail morphogenesis
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0045138 - tail tip morphogenesis (interactive image map)

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