| Phenotype: | swim bladder formation arrested, 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: | swim bladder formation |
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| Synonyms: | gas bladder biosynthesis, gas bladder formation |
| Definition: | The process that gives rise to the swim bladder. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. The swim bladder is used by some fishes to maintain buoyancy and may function in addition as a sound producing organ, a sound receptor, and a respiratory organ. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048797] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | arrested |
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| Synonyms: | abolished, incomplete |
| Definition: | A quality of a process which ends earlier than the natural end time or reference process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000297] |