A complex and coordinated series of cellular movements that occurs at the end of cleavage during embryonic development of most animals. The details of gastrulation vary from species to species, but usually result in the formation of the three primary germ layers, ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. (Gene Ontology, GO_0007369)
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14 genes co-occuring with the biological term gastrulation in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.