FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sex comb ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004296 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A row of darkly pigmented, male specific chaetae located on the prothoracic metatarsal segment of the prothoracic leg. The number of chaetae (teeth) per sex comb varies between individuals, e.g.- Hannah-Alava and Stern report 10-13.[ FlyBase:FBrf0011482 FlyBase:FBrf0012178 ]
Also Known As "ctenidium" ; "metatarsal comb"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN     337
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       1
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      38
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      98
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 Alleles Genes Images Insertions Constructs
 sex comb (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     337      3      6     39     98
     sex comb | adult stage       1       --       --       1       --
     sex comb | adult stage | ectopic       5       --       --       --       3
     sex comb | cell autonomous | ectopic | somatic clone       1       --       --       1       --
     sex comb | cell autonomous | somatic clone       1       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | ectopic     117       --       --       8     37
     sex comb | ectopic | female       2       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | ectopic | female limited       2       --       --       --       1
     sex comb | ectopic | heat sensitive       2       --       --       --       1
     sex comb | ectopic | male       2       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | ectopic | somatic clone       4       --       --       --       1
     sex comb | female       1       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | female limited       2       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | heat sensitive       5       --       --       1      3
     sex comb | increased number      20       --       --       --       8
     sex comb | increased number | temperature conditional       1       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | maternal effect       4       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | pharate adult stage       2       --       --       --       2
     sex comb | proximal       1       --       --       --       --
     sex comb | somatic clone       6       --       --       1       --
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                                     sex comb  499 rec.
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Part of metatarsus of male prothoracic leg
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UBERON:6004296