FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term mesothoracic leg ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004685 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Leg of the mesothoracic segment.
Also Known As "middle leg" ; "midleg" ; "second leg" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Annotations
Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS
Records annotated with this exact term (annotations to child terms are NOT included)
Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN     138
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      11
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      21
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Relevant FlyBase reports
 Alleles Genes Insertions Constructs
 mesothoracic leg (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     138      3     11     23
     mesothoracic leg | cell autonomous | ectopic | somatic clone       1       --       --       --
     mesothoracic leg | ectopic      20       --       1      6
     mesothoracic leg | ectopic | heat sensitive       2       --       --       2
     mesothoracic leg | ectopic | somatic clone       1       --       1       --
     mesothoracic leg | heat sensitive       2       --       --       --
     mesothoracic leg | male      13       --       --       --
     mesothoracic leg | P-stage       2       --       1       --
     mesothoracic leg | somatic clone       6       --       1       --
Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)
Only view relationship:
mesothoracic segment
 |__adult mesothoracic segment___
adult thoracic segment           |
 |__adult mesothoracic segment___|
 |__leg__________________________|
adult external thorax            |
 |__leg__________________________|
appendage                        |
 |__leg__________________________|
ectodermal derivative            |
 |__ventral ectoderm derivative__|
                                 mesothoracic leg  371 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic accessory tibial flexor muscle
                                  |   |__muscle cell of mesothoracic accessory tibial flexor muscle
                                  |__mesothoracic accessory trochanter levator muscle
                                  |   |__mesothoracic accessory trochanter levator muscle cell
                                  |__mesothoracic coxa 10 rec.
                                  |   |__hair plate of mesothoracic coxa
                                  |   |__mesothoracic coxal bristle on hairy island 3 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic coxal trichoid sensillum(+) 3 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic coxa-trochanter joint
                                  |__mesothoracic femoral depressor muscle
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral depressor muscle cell
                                  |__mesothoracic femur 29 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral bract 8 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral chordotonal organ(+) 7 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic femur-tibia joint
                                  |__mesothoracic leg anterior compartment 5 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic leg hair plate 1 rec.
                                  |   |__hair plate of mesothoracic coxa
                                  |   |__hair plate of mesothoracic trochanter
                                  |__mesothoracic leg posterior compartment 6 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic leg sensillum 134 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic coxal trichoid sensillum(+) 3 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic leg mechanosensory bristle(+) 82 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic leg taste bristle(+) 4 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic metatarsal campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tarsal 3 campaniform sensillum
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tarsal 5 campaniform sensillum
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial trichoid sensillum 1 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic trochanter campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic trochanter trichoid sensillum(+)
                                  |__mesothoracic pretarsal depressor muscle
                                  |   |__mesothoracic femoral pretarsal depressor muscle(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic pretarsal depressor muscle cell(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial pretarsal depressor muscle(+)
                                  |__mesothoracic tarsal levator muscle 73
                                  |   |__muscle cell of mesothoracic tarsal levator muscle 73
                                  |__mesothoracic tarsal retro depressor muscle
                                  |   |__mesothoracic anterior tarsal retro depressor muscle(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic posterior tarsal retro depressor muscle(+)
                                  |   |__muscle cell of mesothoracic tarsal retro depressor muscle(+)
                                  |__mesothoracic tarsus 84 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tarsal segment(+) 84 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic tibia 61 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial apical bristle 39 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial bract 17 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial preapical bristle 8 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial spur bristle 9 rec.
                                  |   |__mesothoracic tibial trichoid sensillum 1 rec.
                                  |__mesothoracic tibia-tarsus joint
                                  |__mesothoracic tibial depressor muscle 71
                                  |   |__muscle cell of mesothoracic tibial depressor muscle 71
                                  |__mesothoracic trochanter 2 rec.
                                  |   |__hair plate of mesothoracic trochanter
                                  |   |__mesothoracic trochanter campaniform sensillum(+)
                                  |   |__mesothoracic trochanter edge bristle
                                  |   |__mesothoracic trochanter trichoid sensillum(+)
                                  |__proximal joint of mesothoracic coxa
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Is a leg
ventral ectoderm derivative
Develops from mesothoracic leg disc
Part of adult mesothoracic segment
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Synonyms
  • "middle leg" EXACT
    "midleg" EXACT
    "second leg" EXACT
    "T2 leg" EXACT
Secondary IDs
hide External Crossreferences & Linkouts
https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?middle%20leg