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Cell Culture Ontology
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July 23, 2014
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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002542
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002542
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| Preferred Name | scale |
| 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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| Synonyms |
scale tissue
scales
scale (sensu Metazoa)
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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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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| preferred label |
scale
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| label |
scale
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| prefLabel |
scale
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| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0005055
MAT:0000257
HAO:0000907
EFO:0000960
Wikipedia:Scale_(zoology)
MIAA:0000257
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| notation |
UBERON:0002542
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| has_related_synonym |
scale tissue
scales
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| id |
UBERON:0002542
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon
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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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| type | |
| has_exact_synonym |
scale (sensu Metazoa)
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| never_in_taxon |
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