| Phenotype: | mid intestine lacks parts or has fewer parts of type intestinal villus, 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: | mid intestine |
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| Definition: | The terminal region of the mid intestine is comprised of specialized enterocytes that appear to play a role in mucosal immunity. The mid intestine also appears to be involved in iron absorption. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001323] |
| Name: | lacks parts or has fewer parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | loss of |
| Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part < n of the indicated entity type, where n is the normal amount for a comparable organism. Note that the bearer of the quality is the whole, not the part. Formally: If a bearer entity e has fewer parts of type X at time t, then the number of instances x of X at t such that x part_of e is < n, where n is either the normal number for comparable entities, or n is stated explicitly. This case includes the limit case, where the bearer lacks all parts of the specified type. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001999] |
| Name: | intestinal villus |
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| Synonyms: | intestinal villi |
| Definition: | The entire digestive tract is lined by well developed villi, which are longest in the intestinal bulb and decrease progressively in size towards the caudal end of the intestine. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005125] |