| Phenotype: | epiphysis melanocyte increased amount, 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: | epiphysis |
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| Synonyms: | corpus pineale, pineal gland, pineal organ |
| Definition: | A circumscribed swelling, includes the pineal primordium that appears late in the segmentation period in the dorsal midline of the diencephalon. It is located directly rostral to the posterior commissure and dorsal to the habenular commissure. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000019] |
| Name: | melanocyte |
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| Synonyms: | melanophore |
| Definition: | A pigment cell derived from the neural crest. Contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which gives a brown to black appearance. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009091] |
| Name: | increased amount |
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| Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |