Name: | somite |
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Synonyms: | somitic mesoderm |
Definition: | Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155] |
Name: | sarcomere |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | The repeating unit of a myofibril in a muscle cell, composed of an array of overlapping thick and thin filaments between two adjacent Z discs. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030017] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | decreased length |
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Synonyms: | short, shortened, stubby |
Definition: | A length quality which is relatively small. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000574] |