| Phenotype: | inner ear morphogenesis paedomorphic growth, 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: | inner ear morphogenesis |
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| Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures of the inner ear are generated and organized. The inner ear is the structure in vertebrates that contains the organs of balance and hearing. It consists of soft hollow sensory structures (the membranous labyrinth) containing fluid (endolymph) surrounded by fluid (perilymph) and encased in a bony cavity (the bony labyrinth). It consists of two chambers, the sacculus and utriculus, from which arise the cochlea and semicircular canals respectively. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042472] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | paedomorphic growth |
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| Synonyms: | hypoplastic growth, pedomorphic growth |
| Definition: | A heterochronic growth quality inhering in an organism, structure, or group of organisms by virtue of the bearer's reduced growth. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001749] |