FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term epithelium ID (Ontology) FBbt:00007005 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of cells with distinct apical-basal polarity, connected to each other by cell junctions.
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      87
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       2
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       8
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      51
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 Alleles Genes Insertions Constructs
 epithelium (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      87     61     12     52
     epithelium | adult stage       2       --       --       2
     epithelium | dorsal | embryonic stage | maternal effect       4       --       --       4
     epithelium | embryonic stage       7       --       1       --
     epithelium | embryonic stage | maternal effect       1       --       --       --
     epithelium | extended germ band stage       1       --       --       --
     epithelium | female       4       --       --       3
     epithelium | germline clone       1       --       --       --
     epithelium | larval stage       2       --       --       2
     epithelium | oogenesis       3       --       1      2
     epithelium | pupal stage       5       --       1      3
     epithelium | pupal stage | conditional       1       --       1       --
     epithelium | pupal stage | somatic clone       4       --       --       4
     epithelium | somatic clone       7       --       1       --
     epithelium | somatic clone - Minute background | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --
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   |__portion of tissue
       |__epithelium  15214 rec.
           |__crop epithelium 16 rec.
           |   |__epithelial cell of crop 16 rec.
           |__cuboidal/columnar epithelium 9289 rec.
           |   |__adult anterior midgut epithelium(+) 42 rec.
           |   |__adult posterior midgut epithelium(+) 440 rec.
           |   |__disc epithelium proper(+) 145 rec.
           |   |__dorsal air sac primordium(+) 107 rec.
           |   |__epidermis(+) 6857 rec.
           |   |__mesothoracic tergum primordium(+) 157 rec.
           |   |__midgut epithelium(+) 1554 rec.
           |   |__oocyte associated follicular epithelium(+) 194 rec.
           |   |__presumptive 1st axillary sclerite 1 rec.
           |   |__presumptive 2nd axillary sclerite
           |   |__presumptive 3rd axillary sclerite 3 rec.
           |   |__presumptive 4th axillary sclerite 3 rec.
           |   |__presumptive anepimeron
           |   |__presumptive anepisternum
           |   |__presumptive anterior notal wing process 1 rec.
           |   |__presumptive axillary cord 3 rec.
           |   |__presumptive capitellum 16 rec.
           |   |__presumptive humeral sclerite
           |   |__presumptive posterior notal wing process 1 rec.
           |   |__presumptive postnotum
           |   |__presumptive prescutum(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__presumptive scutellum(+) 10 rec.
           |   |__presumptive scutum(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__presumptive tegula 5 rec.
           |   |__presumptive unnamed wing hinge sclerite
           |   |__spermathecal secretory epithelium(+)
           |   |__terminal epithelium of testis(+) 15 rec.
           |   |__wing hinge primordium(+) 394 rec.
           |   |__wing pouch(+) 703 rec.
           |__ejaculatory duct epithelium 35 rec.
           |   |__anterior ejaculatory duct 11 rec.
           |   |__ejaculatory bulb epithelium(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__ejaculatory duct epithelial cell(+) 22 rec.
           |   |__posterior ejaculatory duct 7 rec.
           |__epithelial cell 7872 rec.
           |   |__adult enteroendocrine precursor cell 6 rec.
           |   |__adult epithelial cell(+) 3385 rec.
           |   |__bract primordium 2 rec.
           |   |__developing adult tendon cell
           |   |__enterocyte(+) 476 rec.
           |   |__enteroendocrine cell(+) 346 rec.
           |   |__epidermal cell(+) 3857 rec.
           |   |__larval epithelial cell(+) 415 rec.
           |   |__spermathecal secretory cell
           |   |__tracheocyte(+) 240 rec.
           |__epithelial furrow 765 rec.
           |   |__anterior transverse furrow 19 rec.
           |   |__cephalic furrow 197 rec.
           |   |__eye disc morphogenetic furrow 414 rec.
           |   |__lamina furrow 19 rec.
           |   |__metameric furrow 13 rec.
           |   |__parasegmental furrow 5 rec.
           |   |__posterior transverse furrow 21 rec.
           |   |__ventral furrow 190 rec.
           |__epithelial tube 5061 rec.
           |   |__adult salivary gland proper(+) 12 rec.
           |   |__air sac subdivision(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__calyx of oviduct 2 rec.
           |   |__common oviduct(+) 29 rec.
           |   |__duct(+) 203 rec.
           |   |__female accessory gland duct 2 rec.
           |   |__gut epithelial section(+) 1640 rec.
           |   |__gut epithelium(+) 1724 rec.
           |   |__lateral oviduct(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__Malpighian tubule(+) 1438 rec.
           |   |__Malpighian tubule segment(+) 145 rec.
           |   |__oviduct(+) 76 rec.
           |   |__seminal receptacle 63 rec.
           |   |__spermatheca(+) 156 rec.
           |   |__spermathecal duct(+) 16 rec.
           |   |__spiracular chamber(+) 330 rec.
           |   |__tracheal section(+) 1578 rec.
           |__gonadal sheath epithelium 15 rec.
           |   |__terminal epithelium of testis(+) 15 rec.
           |__squamous epithelium 882 rec.
           |   |__adult pyloric epithelium(+) 15 rec.
           |   |__amnioserosa(+) 656 rec.
           |   |__nurse cell associated follicular epithelium(+) 81 rec.
           |   |__oviduct epithelium(+) 11 rec.
           |   |__peripodial epithelium(+) 129 rec.
           |   |__uterine epithelium(+)
           |__ventral neurectoderm 159 rec.
               |__ventral neurectoderm intermediate zone(+) 23 rec.
               |__ventral neurectoderm lateral zone(+) 11 rec.
               |__ventral neurectoderm medial zone(+) 12 rec.
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UBERON:0000483