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MAMMALIAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Mouse Adult Gross Anatomy Ontology and Mammalian Phenotype Ontology are downloaded weekly from the Mouse Genome Informatics databases at Jackson Laboratories (ftp://ftp.informatics.jax.org/pub/reports/index.html). For more information about these ontologies, see the MGI Publications Page at http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/other/publications.shtml.

Term:increased nipple number
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Accession:MP:0009723 term browser browse the term
Definition:greater than the expected number of structures located on the apex of the mammary gland on the integument surface into which the lactiferous ducts open; normal female mice have five pairs of mammary glands and nipples (males have no nipples); two pairs of nipples are situated in the abdomino-inguinal region (inguinal group) and three pairs in the ventral thoracic region (pectoral or thoracic group)
Synonyms:exact_synonym: hyperthelia;   polythelia;   supernumerary nipples;   supernumerary papilla mammae;   supernumerary teat;   supernumerary thele;   supernumerary thelium
 xref: Fyler:4234



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  mammalian phenotype 8
    integument phenotype 6
      abnormal skin adnexa morphology 6
        abnormal mammary gland morphology 0
          abnormal nipple morphology 0
            increased nipple number 0
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  mammalian phenotype 8
    endocrine/exocrine gland phenotype 0
      abnormal gland morphology 0
        abnormal exocrine gland morphology 0
          abnormal apocrine gland morphology 0
            abnormal mammary gland morphology 0
              abnormal nipple morphology 0
                increased nipple number 0
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