ZFIN Post-Composed Term: retinal cone cell ciliary basal body

Term:	retinal cone cell ciliary basal body
Note:	This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.

Name:	retinal cone cell
Synonyms:	retinal cone cells
Definition:	One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision.
Ontology:	Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009262]

Name:	ciliary basal body
Synonyms:	basal body, cilial basal body, cilium basal body, kinetosome, microtubule basal body
Definition:	A membrane-tethered, short cylindrical array of microtubules and associated proteins found at the base of a eukaryotic cilium (also called flagellum) that is similar in structure to a centriole and derives from it. The cilium basal body is the site of assembly and remodeling of the cilium and serves as a nucleation site for axoneme growth. As well as anchoring the cilium, it is thought to provide a selective gateway regulating the entry of ciliary proteins and vesicles by intraflagellar transport.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0036064] QuickGO AmiGO