| Phenotype: | integument melanosome decreased pigmentation, 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: | integument |
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| Synonyms: | skin |
| Definition: | The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000368] |
| Name: | melanosome |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042470] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | decreased pigmentation |
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| Synonyms: | hypopigmented |
| Definition: | A degree of pigmentation quality that is relative low. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002251] |