floor plate formation
The formation of a ventral region of glial cells in the neural tube that provides inductive signals for the specification of neuronal cell types. The floor plate is evident at the ventral midline by the neural fold stage.
GO:0048646
anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
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GO:0007418
ventral midline development
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GO:0033505
floor plate morphogenesis
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