branch fusion, open tracheal system
Fusing of specific tracheal branches in an open tracheal system to branches from neighboring hemisegments to form a continuous tracheal network. Branch fusion is mediated by individual cells at the tip of each branch, which contact a similar cell and undergo a coordinated series of morphogenetic events that create a bicellular fusion joint.
GO:0035146
tube fusion
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GO:0060446
branching involved in open tracheal system development
part_of
tracheal branch fusion
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