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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:pygostyle
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Definition:Pygostyle refers to a number of the final few caudal vertebrae fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature. In modern birds, the rectrices attach to these[WP].
Synonyms:xref: SCTID:416894001;   Wikipedia:Pygostyle;   http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/birdskeleton.gif



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          anatomical system 0
            organ system subdivision 0
              subdivision of skeletal system 0
                vertebral column 0
                  pygostyle 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              organism subdivision 0
                main body axis 0
                  subdivision of organism along main body axis 0
                    trunk 0
                      trunk mesenchyme 0
                        trunk paraxial mesoderm 0
                          presumptive segmental plate 0
                            presomitic mesoderm 0
                              somite 0
                                sclerotome 0
                                  postcranial axial skeletal system 0
                                    vertebral column 0
                                      pygostyle 0
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