| Phenotype: | swim bladder smooth muscle aplastic, 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: | swim bladder |
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| Synonyms: | gas bladder |
| Definition: | The swim bladder is a double-chambered organ located in the coelom and used to maintain buoyancy and may function as an acoustic resonator. The zebrafish does not appear to have a gas gland, but it is not yet clear if there are gas producing cells distributed more widely. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000076] |
| Name: | smooth muscle |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A non-striated muscle that is composed of spindle-shaped cells. Smooth muscle usually is organized into sheets that line cavitated organs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005274] |
| Name: | aplastic |
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| Synonyms: | aplasia, undeveloped |
| Definition: | Absence of an organ, tissue or cell due to failure to develop from a primordium or precursor cell. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001483] |