| Name: | Kupffer's vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | ciliated organ of asymmetry |
| Definition: | Small but distinctive epithelial sac containing fluid, located midventrally posterior to the yolk cell or its extension, and transiently present during most of the segmentation period. Kupffer's vesicle has been compared to the mouse embryonic node. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000001] |
| Name: | posterior region |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Anatomical region posteriorly located on the body or body part. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000072] |
| Name: | has extra parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | has extra parts of, has increased number of, having extra physical parts, having supernumerary physical parts, increased number of |
| Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part > n of the indicated entity type, where n is the normal amount for a comparable organism. Note that the bearer of the quality is the whole, not the part. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002002] |
| Name: | vacuole |
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| Synonyms: | vacuolar carboxypeptidase Y |
| Definition: | A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005773] QuickGO AmiGO |