FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term thorax ID (Ontology) FBbt:00000015 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition The main middle section of the insect body comprising three thoracic rings: the pro-, the meso- and the metathoraces which are more or less well fused and cask-like sometimes having on the upper lateral part one of two pairs of wings, while on the ventrolateral part each thoracic ring bears a pair of legs.[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION
Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 thorax (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     thorax | adult stage
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     thorax | adult stage | female
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     thorax | adult stage | male
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     thorax | anterior
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     thorax | conditional
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     thorax | dorsal
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     thorax | ectopic
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     thorax | heat sensitive
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     thorax | larval stage | somatic clone
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     thorax | maternal effect
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     thorax | pharate adult stage
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     thorax | somatic clone
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     thorax | somatic clone - Minute background
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anterior-posterior subdivision of organism__|
                                            tagma
                                             |__thorax  28244 rec.
                                                 |__adult thorax 24874 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult external thorax(+) 23140 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult ganglionic tracheal branch(+)
                                                 |   |__adult haltere tracheal branch
                                                 |   |__adult leg tracheal branch(+) 3 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult somatic muscle of thorax(+) 1710 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult thoracic pericardial cell
                                                 |   |__adult thoracic segment(+) 24442 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult thoracic sensillum(+) 2729 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult tracheal transverse connective 1
                                                 |   |__adult ventral tracheal anastomosis(+) 2 rec.
                                                 |   |__adult wing tracheal branch
                                                 |   |__dorsal air sac(+) 11 rec.
                                                 |   |__metathoracic air sac 2 rec.
                                                 |   |__tectulum(+) 2 rec.
                                                 |__embryonic thorax 428 rec.
                                                 |   |__embryonic nervous system of thorax(+) 21 rec.
                                                 |   |__embryonic thoracic segment(+) 360 rec.
                                                 |__larval thorax 4921 rec.
                                                 |   |__embryonic/larval thoracic sensillum(+) 214 rec.
                                                 |   |__larval thoracic segment(+) 4875 rec.
                                                 |__pupal thorax 18 rec.
                                                 |__thoracic segment 27653 rec.
                                                     |__adult thoracic segment(+) 24442 rec.
                                                     |__embryonic thoracic segment(+) 360 rec.
                                                     |__larval thoracic segment(+) 4875 rec.
                                                     |__mesothoracic segment(+) 25400 rec.
                                                     |__metathoracic segment(+) 1743 rec.
                                                     |__prothoracic segment(+) 1465 rec.
                                                     |__thoracic adult muscle precursor cell(+) 60 rec.
                                                     |__thoracic neuroblast(+) 106 rec.
                                                     |__thoracic neuromere(+) 120 rec.
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UBERON:6000015