| Phenotype: | opercle fused with interopercle, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | opercle |
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| Synonyms: | opercles |
| Definition: | Dermal bone that articulates anteriorly with the hyomandibula. The opercle is paired and typically the largest bone of the opercular series. It is derived from the neural crest and is located in 2nd pharyngeal arch. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000250] |
| Name: | fused with |
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| Synonyms: | coalesced, fused, fused to, joined with, merged with |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being merged with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000642] |
| Name: | interopercle |
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| Synonyms: | interopercles |
| Definition: | Dermal bone that is located anterior to the subopercle and lying below and slightly ventral to the horizontal limb of the preopercle. The interopercle is a paired bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000674] |