| Phenotype: | fertilized egg cortical granule 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: | fertilized egg |
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| Synonyms: | zygote |
| Definition: | Diploid cell produced by the fusion of sperm cell nucleus and egg cell. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005772] |
| Name: | cortical granule |
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| Synonyms: | cortical vesicle |
| Definition: | A secretory vesicle that is stored under the cell membrane of an egg. These vesicles fuse with the egg plasma membrane as part of egg activation and are part of the block to polyspermy. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0060473] QuickGO AmiGO |
| 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] |