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The process by which anatomical structures of the mammary gland are generated and organized. Morphogenesis refers to the creation of shape. The mammary gland is a large compound sebaceous gland that in female mammals is modified to secrete milk. The developmental process pertaining to the initial formation of an anatomical structure from unspecified parts. This process begins with the specific processes that contribute to the appearance of the discrete structure and ends when the structural rudiment is recognizable. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome. The developmental process by which the mammary placode forms. The mammary placode is a transient lens shaped structure that will give rise to the mammary bud proper. The orderly movement of epithelial cells within the mammary line that contributes to the formation of the mammary placode. Any process that initiates the formation of a mammary placode through a mechanism that mediates the transfer of information from a mesenchymal cell to an epithelial cell resulting in the epithelial cell adopting the identity of a cell of the mammary placode. The process pertaining to the initial formation of the mammary gland from unspecified parts. The process begins with formation of the mammary line and ends when the solid mammary bud invades the primary mammary mesenchyme. The process by which the anatomical structures of an ectodermal placode are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. An ectodermal placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that is the primordium of many structures derived from the ectoderm. The developmental process by which an ectodermal placode forms. An ectodermal placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that is the primordium of many structures derived from the ectoderm.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: mammary placode formation
Acc: GO:0060596
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The developmental process by which the mammary placode forms. The mammary placode is a transient lens shaped structure that will give rise to the mammary bud proper.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0060596 - mammary placode formation (interactive image map)
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