Term Name: trunk segmentation
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Definition: Partitioning of the blastoderm embryo into trunk segmental units. In Drosophila, the trunk segments include thoracic segments and abdominal segments A1 to A8.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035290]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: blastoderm segmentation
has parts: specification of segmental identity, trunk trunk neural crest cell migration
is a type of: segmentation