Name: | iridophore |
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Synonyms: | iridocyte, iridosome |
Definition: | A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. The cell contains flat light-reflecting platelets, probably of guanine, in stacks called reflecting platets or iridisomes. The color-generating components produce a silver, gold, or iridescent color. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009199] |
Name: | pigmentation |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The accumulation of pigment in an organism, tissue or cell, either by increased deposition or by increased number of cells. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043473] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | process quality |
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Synonyms: | quality of a process, quality of occurrent, quality of process, relational quality of occurrent |
Definition: | A quality which inheres in an process. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001236] |