| Name: | diencephalon |
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| Definition: | The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101] |
| Name: | dopaminergic neuron |
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| Synonyms: | dopaminergic neurons |
| Definition: | A neuron that releases dopamine as a neurotransmitter. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009301] |
| Name: | spatial pattern |
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| 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] |