Term Name: convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
Synonyms:
Definition: The morphogenetic process in which a presomitic mesoderm narrows along the left-right axis and lengthens in the rostral-caudal axis contributing to somitogenesis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0090246]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: axis elongation involved in somitogenesis somitogenesis
is a type of: convergent extension convergent extension involved in axis elongation convergent extension involved in gastrulation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of convergent extension involved in somitogenesis
regulated by: regulation of convergent extension involved in somitogenesis