urogenital ridge

urogenital ridge
urogenital ridge n a pair of dorsolateral mesodermal ridges in the vertebrate embryo out of which the urogenital organs are developed

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a longitudinal ridge or fold in the embryo, lateral to the root of the dorsal mesentery, which later subdivides longitudinally into the mesonephric and gonadal ridges.

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