FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term cercus ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004844 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Paired tergite that lies immediately lateral to the anus in males. There are two of these in a male individual.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0244105 ]
Also Known As "abdominal tergite 10" ; "anal plate"
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      47
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       9
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       5
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      17
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 Alleles  Genes Images Insertions Constructs
 cercus (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      50      1     10      9     14     22
     cercus | ectopic       6       --       --       --       --       2
     cercus | female       4       --       --       --       3       --
     cercus | heat sensitive       1       --       --       --       --       --
     cercus | male       2       --       --       --       --       --
     cercus | male | somatic clone       1       --       --       --       --       --
     cercus | somatic clone       4       --       --       --       --       --
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adult abdominal segment
 |__abdominal tergite____________
sclerite                         |
 |__abdominal tergite____________|
adult external abdomen           |
 |__abdominal tergite____________|
analia                           |
 |__male analia__________________|
male terminalia                  |
 |__male analia__________________|
 |__periphallic sclerite_________|
dorsal ectoderm derivative       |
 |__abdominal tergite____________|
region of integument             |
 |__periphallic sclerite_________|
ventral ectoderm derivative      |
 |__male analia__________________|
male-specific anatomical entity  |
 |__periphallic sclerite_________|
                                 cercus  106 rec.
                                  |__cercal bristle
                                  |   |__cercal dorsal lobe bristle
                                  |   |__cercal ventral lobe bristle
                                  |__cercal dorsal lobe
                                  |   |__cercal dorsal lobe bristle
                                  |__cercal ventral lobe
                                      |__cercal ventral lobe bristle
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Is a abdominal tergite
periphallic sclerite
Develops from presumptive cercus
Part of male analia
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https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?cercus