Phenotype: | integument background adaptation decreased process quality, 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: | integument |
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Synonyms: | skin |
Definition: | The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000368] |
Name: | background adaptation |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | Any process in which an organism changes its pigmentation (lightening in response to a brighter environment or darkening in response to a dimmer environment) in response to a change in light intensity. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0120302] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | decreased process quality |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A quality of a process that has a value that is decreased compared to normal or average. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002302] |