FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term frons ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004488 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition An anterior part of the head capsule between the vertex and the clypeus, bounded laterally by the frontal suture and bearing a median ocellus.[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 frons (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     frons | ectopic
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     frons | ectopic | somatic clone
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     frons | somatic clone
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adult external head
 |__adult head capsule_______
region of integument         |
 |__sclerite_________________|
 |__adult head capsule_______|
ventral ectoderm derivative  |
 |__adult head capsule_______|
                             frons  48 rec.
                              |__postfrons 11 rec.
                              |   |__frontal bristle 9 rec.
                              |__prefrons 6 rec.
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Is a sclerite
Part of adult head capsule
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