FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term multidendritic neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00005209 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Sensory neuron of the peripheral nervous system that has multiple dendrites (Bodmer and Jan, 1987).[ FlyBase:FBrf0047289 FlyBase:FBrf0080250 ]
Also Known As "md neuron" ; "type II neuron" ; "type II-SN"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      79
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION      68
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      10
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      32
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 Alleles Genes  Insertions Constructs
 multidendritic neuron (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      82     10      6     79     46
     multidendritic neuron | adult stage       1       --       --       1       --
     multidendritic neuron | drug conditional       2       --       --       --       2
     multidendritic neuron | ectopic       8       --       --       --       3
     multidendritic neuron | ectopic | somatic clone       2       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | embryonic stage       1       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | heat sensitive       5       --       --       --       5
     multidendritic neuron | increased number       1       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | P-stage       1       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | precursor       2       --       --       --       --
     multidendritic neuron | somatic clone       5       --       --       2       --
     multidendritic neuron | third instar larval stage       5       --       --       2       --
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 |__PNS neuron_________
sensory system neuron  |
 |__sensory neuron_____|
                       multidendritic neuron  2275 rec.
                        |__adult multidendritic neuron 54 rec.
                        |   |__adult abdominal multidendritic neuron(+) 32 rec.
                        |   |__labellar multidendritic neuron 10 rec.
                        |__bipolar dendrite neuron 76 rec.
                        |   |__abdominal intersegmental bidendritic neuron isbp(+) 14 rec.
                        |   |__abdominal ventral bipolar dendrite neuron vbd(+) 11 rec.
                        |   |__dorsal bipolar neuron dbp(+) 34 rec.
                        |   |__larval ASOp neuron
                        |__dendritic arborizing neuron 1967 rec.
                        |   |__larval abdominal dorsal multidendritic neuron dda1 2 rec.
                        |   |__larval multidendritic class I neuron(+) 464 rec.
                        |   |__larval multidendritic class II neuron(+) 71 rec.
                        |   |__larval multidendritic class III neuron(+) 271 rec.
                        |   |__larval multidendritic class IV neuron(+) 1519 rec.
                        |   |__larval thoracic lateral multidendritic neuron ldaA(+) 9 rec.
                        |   |__larval thoracic lateral multidendritic neuron ldaC(+)
                        |   |__larval thoracic lateral multidendritic neuron ldaD(+)
                        |__larval multidendritic neuron 1908 rec.
                            |__larval abdominal multidendritic neuron(+) 493 rec.
                            |__larval dorsal multidendritic neuron(+) 1034 rec.
                            |__larval lateral multidendritic neuron(+) 44 rec.
                            |__larval mesothoracic multidendritic neuron(+)
                            |__larval metathoracic multidendritic neuron(+)
                            |__larval multidendritic class I neuron(+) 464 rec.
                            |__larval multidendritic class II neuron(+) 71 rec.
                            |__larval multidendritic class III neuron(+) 271 rec.
                            |__larval multidendritic class IV neuron(+) 1519 rec.
                            |__larval prothoracic multidendritic neuron(+)
                            |__larval tracheal innervating neuron(+) 33 rec.
                            |__larval ventral cluster group multidendritic neuron(+) 304 rec.
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Is a sensory neuron
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Develops from multidendritic neuron precursor cell
Part of peripheral nervous system
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