| Phenotype: | otic vesicle hair cell GFP expression increased amount, abnormal |
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| Note: | This phenotype statement describes a gene expression or antibody labeling pattern. Anatomy terms are combined with a gene or antibody and phenotype quality. |
EXPRESSION ANATOMY:
| Name: | otic vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | otic capsule, otocyst, ov |
| Definition: | Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] |
| Name: | hair cell |
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| Synonyms: | hair cells |
| Definition: | Hair cell is a mechanoreceptor cell that is sensitive to movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009366] |
EXPRESSED GENE:
EXPRESSION QUALITY:
| Name: | increased amount |
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| Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |