| Name: | vertebra |
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| Synonyms: | vertebrae |
| Definition: | All serially repeated ossified, cartilaginous, and ligamentous elements around the notochord (Schultze and Arratia, 1988). Adult zebrafish usually 32 vertebrae but may have as few as 30 to as many as 33 vertebrae. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001189] |
| Name: | parapophysis |
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| Synonyms: | lateral process of basiventral, parapophyses, transverse process |
| Definition: | Parapophyses are lateral or ventrolateral projections of vertebrae to which ribs are attached in Danio rerio. Parapophyses can arise through replacement ossification of a basiventral or form directly in bone. They are separated from the centrum in basal teleosts, e.g., Leptolepis coryphaenoides, Megalops and Elops. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001362] |
| Name: | absence of anatomical entity |
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| Synonyms: | anatomical entity absence |
| Definition: | A quality denoting the lack of an anatomical entity or cellular component. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0040060] |