FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term metathoracic tibia ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004709 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Segment of the metathoracic leg. Proximally, it articulates with the femur and distally with the first tarsal segment. On its posterior side it has 1 transverse row of bristles, between and including longitudinal rows 2 and 3.[ FlyBase:FBrf0031004 FlyBase:FBrf0219028 ]
Also Known As"T3 tibia"
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 metathoracic tibia (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     metathoracic tibia | pharate adult stage
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     metathoracic tibia | somatic clone
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adult metathoracic segment
 |__metathoracic leg_________
leg                          |
 |__metathoracic leg_________|
segment of leg               |
 |__tibia____________________|
ventral ectoderm derivative  |
 |__metathoracic leg_________|
                             metathoracic tibia  46 rec.
                              |__metathoracic tibial bract 5 rec.
                              |__metathoracic tibial preapical bristle 2 rec.
                              |__metathoracic tibial sense organ 1 rec.
                              |__metathoracic tibial transverse bristle row 5 rec.
                              |__metathoracic tibial trichoid sensillum 1 rec.
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Is a tibia
Develops from presumptive metathoracic tibia
Part of metathoracic leg
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https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/drosophila/melanogaster.html?metatibia