Term Name:	maternal specification of dorsal/ventral axis, oocyte, soma encoded
Synonyms:	maternal determination of dorsal/ventral axis, oocyte, soma encoded, maternal specification of dorsal-ventral axis, oocyte, soma encoded, maternal specification of dorsoventral axis, oocyte, soma encoded
Definition:	Polarization of the oocyte along the dorsal-ventral axis, by a gene product encoded by somatic cells. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0007313]    QuickGO    AmiGO