Phenotype: floor plate deformed, abnormal
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Name: floor plate
Synonyms: floorplate, fp
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is the ventral-most aspect of the developing neural tube. The floor plate is a specialized glial structure with secretory function that spans the rostral-caudal axis from the midbrain to the tail regions. The floor plate is one of first structures that differentiate in the developing nervous system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000022]
Name: deformed
Synonyms: disfigured, distorted
Definition: A morphological quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being distorted in form.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001617]