in taxon develops from develops from Vertebrata <vertebrates> somite sclerotome AAO:0010571 Wikipedia:Sclerotome VHOG:0000680 Ventral somitic compartment that is a precursor of the axial skeleton[XAO]. Sclerotomes eventually differentiate into the vertebrae and most of the skull. The caudal (posterior) half of one sclerotome fuses with the rostral (anterior) half of the adjacent one to form each vertebra. From their initial location within the somite, the sclerotome cells migrate medially towards the notochord. These cells meet the sclerotome cells from the other side to form the vertebral body. From this vertebral body, sclerotome cells move dorsally and surround the developing spinal cord, forming the vertebral arch[WP]. UBERON:0003089 TAO:0001080 AEO:0000212 EMAPA:31159 XAO:0000397 EHDAA2:0003439 FMA:295652 NCIT:C34287 ZFA:0001080 developing mesenchymal condensation migrating mesenchyme population