Phenotype: melanocyte melanosome spatial pattern, abnormal
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: melanocyte
Synonyms: melanophore
Definition: A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009091]
Name: melanosome
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: spatial pattern
Synonyms: distribution, pattern
Definition: A spatial quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting repetition of placement of its parts.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000060]