| Name: | scale |
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| Synonyms: | scales |
| Definition: | Dermal bone that is thin, flexible, and platelike, and that develops in overlapping skinfolds that cover the body and often the head of fish and the bases of the fins. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000277] |
| Name: | negative regulation of dermatome development |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Any process that decreases the rate, frequency, or extent of the progression of the dermatome over time, from its initial formation to the mature structure. The dermatome is the portion of a somite that will form skin. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0061185] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | onset quality |
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| Synonyms: | initiation |
| Definition: | The temporal relation between the start of the process with respect to a reference process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002325] |