| Name: | ceratobranchial 5 tooth |
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| Synonyms: | pharyngeal tooth, teeth, tooth |
| Definition: | Is a multi-tissue structure composed of dentine, enameloid and tooth pulp. The tips of the ceratobranchial 5 teeth form before the ceratobranchial itself (3.0 mm NL). As they grow ventrally, they meet the perichondrally ossified surface of ceratobranchial 5 and become firmly ankylosed to the bone. Ceratobranchial teeth are the only teeth present in zebrafish and other cypriniforms. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000694] |
| Name: | biomineral tissue development |
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| Synonyms: | biomineral formation, mineralization |
| Definition: | Formation of hard tissues that consist mainly of inorganic compounds, and also contain a small amounts of organic matrices that are believed to play important roles in their formation. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0031214] QuickGO AmiGO |