otic placode formation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043049
The initial developmental process that will lead to the formation of the vertebrate inner ear. The otic placode forms as a thickening of the head ectoderm adjacent to the developing hindbrain. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12668634 GOC:go_curators ]
Term info
biological_process
GO:0043049
Term relations
- anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis and results in formation of some otic placode
- ectodermal placode formation
- part of some otic vesicle formation
- results in formation of some otic placode