- ventral cord patterning variant
Any variation in the developmental process that results in the creation of defined areas or spaces within the ventral cord to which cells respond and eventually are instructed to differentiate compared to control.
- ventral cord disorganized
The longitudinal nerve cord of the midbody region, connecting the nerve ring and tail ganglia, is not arranged in the same manner as control animals.
- ventral nerve cord maintenance variant
Any variation in the mechanisms used to ensure that axons in the ventral nerve cord maintain their correct positioning after termination of axonal outgrowth and target recognition compared to control.
- VNC nuclear positioning variant
Variations in spacing or location were observed between adjacent ventral cord nuclei or between ventral cord nuclei and another nucleus used as a reference point. In C. elegans, these nuclei are distributed equally and predictably, such that they can be unambiguously distinguished by their position.
- dorsal nerve cord development variant
Variations in the progression of the anatomical structures that consist of processes of ventral cord motor neurons that send commissures to the dorsal side, as well as processes of certain head and tail neurons, over time from initial formation to mature structure compared to control (Wormatlas).
- retrovesicular ganglion development variant
Any variation in the progression of the ganglion which lies at the anterior limit of the ventral nerve cord, near the ventral ganglion and nerve ring in the head posterior to the excretory pore over time from its initial formation to its mature form compared to control (Wormatlas).
- preanal ganglion development variant
Any variation in the progression of the ganglion which lies at the posterior limit of the ventral nerve cord in the tail over time from its initial formation to its mature form compared to control (Wormatlas).
- ventral enclosure variant
Any variation in the process that regulates the migration of ventral epidermal cells toward the ventral midline (to encase underlying cells in an epithelial monolayer) in developing embryos compared to control.