anterior head segmentation

Term ID

GO:0035288

Synonyms

• procephalic segmentation

Definition

Partitioning the insect head anlage into procephalic (labral, (ocular), antennal and intercalary) segments. The procephalic segments lie anterior to the gnathal (posterior head) segments, and are pattered by different segmentation gene cascades to the abdominal, thoracic and posterior head (gnathal) segments. 15382136

References

Ontology

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