| Phenotype: | anterior lateral line neuromast hair cell apoptotic, 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: | anterior lateral line |
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| Synonyms: | anterior lateral lines |
| Definition: | The anterior lateral line consists of small sensory patches (neuromasts) located superficially on the skin or just under the skin in fluid-filled canals on the head of all fishes and most amphibians. The anterior lateral line develops from cranial ectodermal placodes situated between the eye and ear. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001470] |
| Name: | neuromast hair cell |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast hair cells |
| Definition: | Neuromast hair cell is a hair cell that acts as a sensory receptor of the neuromast; it is morphologically polarized as a result of the relative position of the single kinocilium and the clusters of stereocilia on its apical surface. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009367] |
| Name: | apoptotic |
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| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's consisting of blebbing of the nucleus and DNA fragmentation due to the cell undergoing a specific form of programmed cell death termed apoptosis. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000638] |