Human Gene Set: GOBP_ANTERIOR_POSTERIOR_AXIS_SPECIFICATION

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOBP_ANTERIOR_POSTERIOR_AXIS_SPECIFICATION

Standard name GOBP_ANTERIOR_POSTERIOR_AXIS_SPECIFICATION
Systematic name M14941
Brief description anterior/posterior axis specification
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Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:BP: GO Biological Process
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0009948
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0009948
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology Consortium
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identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2026.2.Hs: Updated to GO Release 2026-07-26.


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