Phenotype: otic vesicle lacks all parts of type otolith, abnormal
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Name: otic vesicle
Synonyms: otic capsule, otocyst, ov
Definition: Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051]
Name: lacks all parts of type
Synonyms: lacks all physical parts of type
Definition: A quality of physical entities inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's lacking a physical part as specified by the additional entity.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002000]
Name: otolith
Synonyms: immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith
Definition: Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617]