| Phenotype: | pharyngeal arch 1 fused with pharyngeal arch 2, 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: | pharyngeal arch 1 |
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| Synonyms: | mandibular arch, visceral arch 1 |
| Definition: | The first pharyngeal arch, also known as the mandibular arch, forms the jaw. The first pharyngeal arch gives rise to elements of the jaw, with the most anteriorly positioned cranial neural crest cells contributing to mandibular arch structures, including Meckel's and palatoquadrate cartilages that constitute the lower and upper jaw respectively. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001612] |
| Name: | fused with |
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| Synonyms: | coalesced, fused, fused to, joined with, merged with |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being merged with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000642] |
| Name: | pharyngeal arch 2 |
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| Synonyms: | hyoid arch, visceral arch 2 |
| Definition: | The second pharyngeal arch, also known as the hyoid arch, forms jaw support structures. Anteriorly positioned cranial neural crest cells, which align with rhombomeres 4/5, contribute to the hyoid arch structures including the ceratohyal and hyosymplectic cartilages. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001611] |