FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ptilinal suture ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004484 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Suture across the front of the head, in between the eyes and just dorsal to the base of the antennae. It is a remnant of the internalization of the ptilinum after eclosion.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 ]
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
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       |__ptilinal suture  5 rec.
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