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An ontology of gross anatomy covering metazoa. Works in concert with https://github.com/obophenotype/cell-ontology
http://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/
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auditory ossicle - does it include amphibia? #91

Open cmungall opened 12 years ago

cmungall commented 12 years ago

Should the existing auditory ossicle class be inclusive of amphibian structures?

Taxon and editor notes: This should probably be restricted to mammals - the AAO/XAO structures may group non-homologous structures [Wikipedia:Evolution_of_mammalian_auditory_ossicles] see https://github.com/seger/aao/issues/5. Development notes: Studies have shown that ear bones in mammal embryos are attached to the dentary, which is part of the jaw. These are ossified portions of cartilage -- called Meckel's cartilage -- that are attached to the jaw. As the embryo develops, the cartilage hardens to form bone. Later in development, the bone structure breaks loose from the jaw and migrates to the inner ear area. The structure is known as the middle ear, and is made up of the incus, stapes, malleus, and tympanic membrane. These correspond to the quadrate, prearticular, articular, and angular structures in the reptile jaw. For this reason, researchers believe the similarity of the results shows that mammals and reptiles have a common ancestry

https://github.com/seger/aao/issues/5

cmungall commented 9 years ago

Hmm, the aao repo seems to have vanished, along with its issue tracker and notes.

@seger, do you recall the discussion?

cmungall commented 3 years ago

@wdahdul I think this should be a quick fix to implement but we need a decision..