Phenotype: somite degenerate, 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: somite
Synonyms: somitic mesoderm
Definition: Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155]
Name: degenerate
Synonyms: degeneration
Definition: A structural quality inhering in a bearer whose structure deteriorates or is lost over time due to an active pathological process.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000639]