Portion of tissue that is part of the anterior neural keel and will form the optic vesicle[ZFA]. A paired ectodermal placode that becomes invaginated to form the embryonic lens vesicles. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0046619 ZFA:0000570 ]
Synonyms: optic placode eye placode ocular primordium occular primordium optic primordium optic placode of camera-type eye
Term information
- EFO:0003541
- XAO:0004090
- AAO:0011038
- XAO:0000227
- EHDAA2:0004431
- TAO:0000570
- ZFA:0000570
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