Phenotype: melanocyte melanosome punctate, abnormal
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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: melanosome
Synonyms:
Definition: A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in melanocyte cells.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042470]    QuickGO    AmiGO
Name: punctate
Synonyms: dotted, spotted, stippled
Definition: A pattern inhering in a surface by virtue of the bearer's being marked by the presence of dots, punctures, points or pits.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001512]