| Phenotype: | otolith organ has extra parts of type otolith, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | otolith organ |
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| Synonyms: | otolith organs |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ that is a fluid filed chamber with a maculae on one surface and associated otolith tethered to the maculae. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000559] |
| Name: | has extra parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | has extra parts of, has increased number of, having extra physical parts, having supernumerary physical parts, increased number of |
| Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part > n of the indicated entity type, where n is the normal amount for a comparable organism. Note that the bearer of the quality is the whole, not the part. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002002] |
| Name: | otolith |
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| Synonyms: | immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith |
| Definition: | Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617] |