FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term frontal bristle ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004124 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Small bristle of the anterior head, located dorsal the antenna on the medial postfrons. There are 5-6 of these on each side (Eichler et al., 2024).[ FlyBase:FBrf0007734 FlyBase:FBrf0031004 FlyBase:FBrf0259346 ]
Also Known As"Fr bristle" ; "frontal seta"
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 frontal bristle (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     frontal bristle | increased number
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     frontal bristle | pharate adult stage
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     frontal bristle | somatic clone
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     frontal bristle | somatic clone - Minute background
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frons
 |__postfrons___________
chaeta                  |
 |__adult head bristle__|
mechanosensory chaeta   |
 |__microchaeta_________|
adult sensillum         |
 |__microchaeta_________|
adult head sensillum    |
 |__adult head bristle__|
region of integument    |
 |__postfrons___________|
                        frontal bristle  9 rec.
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Is a adult head bristle
microchaeta
Develops from presumptive frontal bristle
Part of postfrons
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