Phenotype: melanocyte absent, abnormal
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: melanocyte
Synonyms: melanophore
Definition: A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009091]
Name: absent
Synonyms: absence, absent from organism
Definition: A quality denoting the lack of an entity.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462]