Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the character of a somite; somatomic; metameric; of or pertaining to somites: as, the somitic divisions of the body; a somitic ring or joint; a somitic appendage.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
somite
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Examples
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For instance, somites, one of the body elements characteristic of the phylotypic stage, form under the influence of a somitic clock, rhythmic waves of molecular activity that sweep the length of the trunk and tail.
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During early stage of somitogenesis, mtmr8 expression was detected in both somitic mesodem and ventral mesoderm.
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