Term: segmental plate anterior-posterior gradient
Name: segmental plate
Synonyms: presomitic mesoderm, PSM
Definition: Unsegmented field of paraxial mesoderm present posterior to the most recently formed somite pair, from which somites will form.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000279]

Name: anterior-posterior gradient
Synonyms:
Definition: Anatomical gradient that is distributed along the anterior-posterior axis.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000052]