Category:GO:0010311 ! lateral root formation

name: lateral root formation
namespace: biological_process
alt_id: GO:0010386
def: "The process that gives rise to a lateral root. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. A lateral root primordium represents an organized group of cells derived from the root pericycle that will differentiate into a new root, as opposed to the initiation of the main root from the embryo proper." [GOC:tair_curators, PMID:17259263]
synonym: "lateral root primordium development" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009791 ! post-embryonic development
is_a: GO:1905393 ! plant organ formation
relationship: part_of: GO:0010102 ! lateral root morphogenesis

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0010311</GOterm>
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