loading...| Preferred Name |
scale |
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| Synonyms |
scale (sensu Metazoa) scale tissue scales |
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| Definitions |
A small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration. Scales are quite common and have evolved multiple times with varying structure and function. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002542 |
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| curator note |
currently defined in a very inclusive fashion - may be obsoleted and replaced by more specific classes in future versions. The TAO, VSAO amd ZFA classes by this name are classified as 'dermal scales'. Can also be classified by composition - e.g. pangolin keratin scales. |
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| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0005055 MAT:0000257 HAO:0000907 EFO:0000960 Wikipedia:Scale_(zoology) MIAA:0000257 |
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| definition |
A small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration. Scales are quite common and have evolved multiple times with varying structure and function. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
scale (sensu Metazoa) |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
scale tissue scales |
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| id |
UBERON:0002542 |
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| label |
scale |
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| never_in_taxon |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9397 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33554 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_91561 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9348 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_311790 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_314146 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9362 |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002542 |
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| prefLabel |
scale |
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