dorsal closure, elongation of leading edge cells

id: GO:0007394
name: dorsal closure, elongation of leading edge cells
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The change in shape of cells at the dorsal-most (leading) edge of the epidermis from being polygonal to being elongated in the dorsal/ventral axis.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009826unidimensional cell growth
GO:0016476regulation of embryonic cell shape
GO:0048598embryonic morphogenesis