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notochord

flexible rod-shaped body found in embryos of all chordates
Intangible biological_process Q243469
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Summary

notochord is a biological process[1]. notochord draws 3,196 Wikipedia views per month (biological process category, ranking #52 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: embryonic structure[4], anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis[5], particular anatomical entity[6]
  • Part of: notochord morphogenesis[7], nervous system development[8]
  • Commons category: Notochord[9]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10]
  • Native label: notochorda[11]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0014028[12]

Why It Matters

notochord has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] notochord is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mishravetanatomy.blogspot.com. mishravetanatomy.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). notochord. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/notochord
MLA “notochord.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/notochord.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_notochord_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{notochord}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/notochord}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Q10915
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Found in taxon: Chordata"
  2. 17w ago · Humoyun Qodirov · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → biological process, class of anatomical entity
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q25524443 */"
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