FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term vaginal furcal fold ID (Ontology) FBbt:00052083 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Fold in the inner membrane of the vaginal furca that can be recognized when the furca is extruded during oviposition (McQueen et al., 2022). There are three main folds; dorsal, dorsolateral and lateral, which contact the male aedeagus, dorsal postgonite and ventral postgonite, respectively, during copulation (McQueen et al., 2022).[ FlyBase:FBrf0253444 ]
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 |__integumentary specialization_______
 |__female-specific anatomical entity__|
                                       vaginal furcal fold
                                        |__vaginal furcal dorsal fold
                                        |__vaginal furcal dorsolateral fold
                                        |__vaginal furcal lateral fold
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Is a integumentary specialization
female-specific anatomical entity
Develops from male genital primordium (female)
Part of vaginal furca
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