| Phenotype: | centrum malformed, 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: | centrum |
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| Synonyms: | autocentrum |
| Definition: | Centra are represented by mineralized, calcified, or ossified portions that surround the notochord. The autocentrum, present in Danio and all other living teleosts, is formed by direct ossification outside the elastica externa of the notochord (Arratia, 1999). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000126] |
| Name: | malformed |
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| Synonyms: | malformation |
| Definition: | A morphological quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being distorted during formation. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000646] |