| Term: | short double cone cell photoreceptor inner segment |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | short double cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | green-sensitive cone, unequal double cone cell |
| Definition: | Retinal cone cell with a shorter outer segment that form pairs with the long double cone cell as part of the retinal cone mosaic pattern. The short double cone cell is positioned immediately adjacent to the short single cone cell and is sensitive to green light. The double cone cells have membrane projections at the level of the lobed nucleus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005946] |
| Name: | photoreceptor inner segment |
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| Definition: | The inner segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor containing mitochondria, ribosomes and membranes where opsin molecules are assembled and passed to be part of the outer segment discs. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001917] QuickGO AmiGO |