| Term: | short single cone cell cone photoreceptor outer segment |
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| 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: | short single cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | ultraviolet-sensitive cone, UV-sensitive cone |
| Definition: | Retinal cone cell with the shortest outer segment that is located below the outer segments of the adjacent double cone cells. The short single cone cell is sensitive to UV light and has pronounced endoplasmic reticulum in electron micrographs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005948] |
| Name: | cone photoreceptor outer segment |
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| Definition: | The outer segment of a vertebrate cone photoreceptor that contains membrane discs that are contiguous with the ciliary membrane and containing opsin photoreceptor proteins. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0120199] QuickGO AmiGO |