The formation of the specialized region of ectoderm between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm. The neural crest gives rise to the neural crest cells that migrate away from this region as neural tube formation procedes. [ GOC:dh GOC:ef ]
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- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of some neural crest