Phenotype: tripus ossification delayed, 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: tripus
Synonyms:
Definition: The fourth Weberian ossicle. The tripus is a complex modification of the parapophysis and rib of the third vertebra. Anteriorly it attaches to the interosseus ligament and posteriorly it extends as a transformator process embedded in the tunica externa of the swim bladder.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000698]
Name: ossification
Synonyms: bone biosynthesis, bone formation, osteogenesis
Definition: The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001503]    QuickGO    AmiGO
Name: delayed
Synonyms: late
Definition: A quality of a process which starts later than the natural start time or the reference process.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000502]