Phenotype ontology term - FYPO:0003710 - swollen pear-shaped vegetative cell

Term summary

ID

FYPO:0003710

Name

swollen pear-shaped vegetative cell

Ontology or CV name

Phenotype

Definition

A cell morphology phenotype in which a cell is shaped in the form of a pear, and has a larger volume than normal, in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle. One end is rounded, while the other resembles an end of a normal rod-shaped cell. The normally shaped end has the same diameter as a wild-type cell.

Parents

• is_a pear-shaped vegetative cell
• is_a elongated vegetative cell

Annotation