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neural plate  
n.  The thickened dorsal plate of ectoderm that differentiates into the neural tube and neural crest.
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Main Entry: neural plate
Function: noun
: a thickened plate of ectoderm along the dorsal midline of the early vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the neural tube andcrests
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neural plate n.
The thickened dorsal plate of ectoderm that differentiates into the neural tube and neural crest. Also called medullary plate.

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