prevertebra

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ vertebra

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹə

Noun

prevertebra (plural prevertebrae)

1. Any of the structures that develop into the vertebrae
   • 2016 January 23, “Developmental Patterning as a Quantitative Trait: Genetic Modulation of the Hoxb6 Mutant Skeletal Phenotype”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Hoxb6 mRNA is detected in neural tube and somites, with an anterior boundary in somites that contribute to the sixth prevertebra.