| Phenotype: | hair cell anterior macula stereocilium malformed, 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: | hair cell anterior macula |
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| Synonyms: | sensory hair cells anterior macula |
| Definition: | Specialized neuronal receptor cells of the anterior macula. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for hair cells by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000678] |
| Name: | stereocilium |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | An actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory and vestibular hair cells and of neuromast cells. These protrusions are supported by a bundle of cross-linked actin filaments (an actin cable), oriented such that the plus (barbed) ends are at the tip of the protrusion, capped by a tip complex which bridges to the plasma. Bundles of stereocilia act as mechanosensory organelles. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032420] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | malformed |
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| Synonyms: | malformation |
| Definition: | A morphological quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being distorted during formation. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000646] |