| Phenotype: | neuromast detection of mechanical stimulus disrupted, 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: | neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts |
| Definition: | Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243] |
| Name: | detection of mechanical stimulus |
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| Definition: | The series of events by which a mechanical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050982] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | disrupted |
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| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being interrupted of its normal course. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001507] |