Phenoscape Knowledgebase (BETA): Meckel's cartilage

entity term: Meckel's cartilage

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ID: TAO:0001205

Ontology: Teleost Anatomy

Synonyms: None

Definition: Pharyngeal arch cartilage that is the cartilaginous embryonic component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It develops into the endochondral articular and retroarticular bones. Meckel's cartilage is paired.

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is a type of: pharyngeal arch cartilage

is part of: ventral mandibular arch

develops from: retroarticular

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Phenotypes

Entity	Quality	Zebrafish Genes	Taxa
Meckel's cartilage	quality : deformed, malformed, morphology	12	0
Meckel's cartilage	size : decreased length, decreased size, increased length towards ventral mandibular arch, increased size, size of and 2 more	11	637
Meckel's cartilage	count : absent, aplastic	5	0
Meckel's cartilage	position : mislocalised dorsally, mislocalised ventrally	4	0
Meckel's cartilage	structure	1	77
Meckel's cartilage	shape : bent, sloped downward	5	753
Meckel's cartilage	relational spatial quality : angular placement, relational spatial quality towards coronoid process	1	355
joint of Meckel's cartilage	count : absent	2	0
process of Meckel's cartilage	count : absent	0	1
process of Meckel's cartilage	size : decreased length, increased length	0	77
process of Meckel's cartilage	relational spatial quality : relational spatial quality towards coronoid process	0	75

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entity term: Meckel's cartilage

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