develops_from
somite
sclerotome
AAO:0010571
AEO:0000212
EHDAA2:0003439
EMAPA:31159
FMA:295652
Skeletogenic portion of somites.[AAO]
TAO:0001080
The vertebrate sclerotome has no equivalent in amphioxus and is a novelty linked with the evolution of the axial skeleton.[well established][VHOG]
UBERON:0003089
UMLS:C0183176
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].
XAO:0000397
ZFA:0001080
part_of somite in XAO
sclerotomes
sclerotomus
uberon
mesoderm-derived structure
developing mesenchymal condensation
migrating mesenchyme population