Phenotype: | photoreceptor outer segment layer area density, 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: | photoreceptor outer segment layer |
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Synonyms: | photoreceptor outer segment layers |
Definition: | Layer of the retina composed of the outer segments of the photoreceptor cells. The photoreceptor outer segment is a specialized primary cilium consisting of a microtubule-based axoneme and regular stacks of membrane folds or disks containing the photopigments (opsins) required for the phototransduction cascade. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001466] |
Name: | area density |
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Definition: | A density quality which inheres in a bearer by virtue of some influence exerted by the bearer's mass on a given area. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001351] |