Phenotype: sternohyoid absent, abnormal
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Name: sternohyoid
Synonyms: hypobranchial muscle, sternohyoideus, sternohyoids
Definition: Head muscle that originates on the anterior region of the cleithrum and inserts on the urohyal. The hypobranchial forms initially as left and right parts that later fuse together forming a cone shape. The muscle is innervated by the occipitospinals and mainly composed of fast twitch muscle fibers.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001651]
Name: absent
Synonyms: absence, absent from organism
Definition: A quality denoting the lack of an entity.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462]