- early elongation arrest
Cessation of development during the initial period of elongation. In C. elegans, this period refers to the conversion of the bean-shaped embryo into the two-fold- shaped embryo.
- body elongation defective
The epidermal cells of the embryo fail to elongate. In C. elegans, this elongation occurs along an anterior-posterior axis, which is required to transform the bean-shaped embryo into the elongated shape of the worm.
- body elongation variant
Any variation in the elongation of embryonic epidermal cells compared to control. In C. elegans, this elongation occurs along an anterior-posterior axis, which is required to transform the bean-shaped embryo into the elongated shape of the worm.
- lima bean arrest
Cessation of development at an intermediate stage in embryogenesis, immediately following the completion of gastrulation. In C. elegans this occurs around 350-390 minutes after first cleavage, cell number is at approximately 560 cells. At this time cell proliferation ceases and the embryo begins morphogenesis and elongation. The shape of the entire embryo within the eggshell resembles a lima bean (Wormatlas).
- embryonic rupture
During development of the embryo, the epidermis loses integrity and the contents of the embryo are expelled.