Phenotype: scale bone resorption decreased occurrence, 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: scale
Synonyms: scales
Definition: Dermal bone that is thin, flexible, and platelike, and that develops in overlapping skinfolds that cover the body and often the head of fish and the bases of the fins.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000277]
Name: bone resorption
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which specialized cells known as osteoclasts degrade the organic and inorganic portions of bone, and endocytose and transport the degradation products.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045453]    QuickGO    AmiGO
Name: decreased occurrence
Synonyms: decreased incidence
Definition: An occurrence which is relatively low.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002052]