Phenotype: somite U-shaped, abnormal
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Name: somite
Synonyms: somitic mesoderm
Definition: Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155]
Name: U-shaped
Synonyms: horseshoe, horseshoe shaped
Definition: A concave 3-D shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being shaped in the form of the letter U.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001879]