| Phenotype: | ciliary marginal zone poorly differentiated, 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: | ciliary marginal zone |
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| Synonyms: | circumferential germinal zone, CMZ, peripheral growth zone, retinal ciliary marginal zone, retinal proliferative zone |
| Definition: | Proliferative region at the periphery of the retina where retinal stem cells are located. After 60 hpf, the CMZ is the source of most retinal growth. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001289] |
| Name: | poorly differentiated |
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| Definition: | A cellular quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of its lacking most of the cellular characteristics which would allow it to be fully differentiated. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002106] |