FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term epicuticle ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004972 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Amorphous layer between the cuticulin layer and the procuticle which consists largely of protein and is generally free of chitin.[ FlyBase:FBrf0064790 FlyBase:FBrf0111704 ]
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      17
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       3
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 epicuticle (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      17      1      3
     epicuticle | adult stage       2       --       2
     epicuticle | embryonic stage       2      1       --
     epicuticle | heat sensitive       1       --       1
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       |__epicuticle  21 rec.
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