prosomere

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noun

Any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain

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Meanings

nounprosomere (plural prosomeres)

plural prosomeres

  1. Any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain

    Based on the prosomeric model [40 –42 ], prethalamus corresponds to prosomere 3 (p3).

    2015 July 6, “Conserved Noncoding Sequences Regulate lhx5 Expression in the Zebrafish Forebrain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From proso- + -mere.

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prosomere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosomere

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“prosomere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosomere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosomere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosomere.

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