| Term: | photoreceptor cell ciliary tip |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | photoreceptor cell |
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| Synonyms: | photoreceptor cells |
| Definition: | A cell specialized to detect and transduce light. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009127] |
| Name: | ciliary tip |
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| Synonyms: | cilial tip, cilium tip, flagellar tip, flagellum tip |
| Definition: | Part of the cilium where the axoneme ends. The ciliary tip has been implicated in ciliary assembly and disassembly, as well as signal transduction. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097542] QuickGO AmiGO |