| Phenotype: | swim bladder anterior compartment attached to Weberian apparatus, 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 |
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| Synonyms: | gas bladder |
| Definition: | The swim bladder is a double-chambered organ located in the coelom and used to maintain buoyancy and may function as an acoustic resonator. The zebrafish does not appear to have a gas gland, but it is not yet clear if there are gas producing cells distributed more widely. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000076] |
| Name: | anterior compartment |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000087] |
| Name: | attached to |
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| Synonyms: | affixed to, attached |
| Definition: | An attachment quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's connection or association with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001667] |
| Name: | Weberian apparatus |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The Weberian apparatus consists of the modified anteriormost four vertebrae and associated structures of otophysans which transduce sound or pressure waves from the tunica externa of the swim bladder to the inner ear (Alexander, 1962). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001188] |