Vertebrate Trait Ontology (VT)

Name: Vertebrate Trait Ontology (VT)
Published: 2026-11-13T13:47:29.164599Z

Selected English labels and exact synonyms from the Vertebrate Trait Ontology (VT), release 2026-11-06, with source identifiers and spelling preserved. Licensed CC BY 4.0; full attribution is listed under Sources. Under semantic review; not endorsed by the ontology's maintainers.

Curator: Oliver Bennett

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English
erythrocyte sodium amountUnrated
kidney medulla molecular composition traitUnrated
heart left ventricle molecular composition traitUnrated
urethra widthUnrated
stress-related behavior traitUnrated
axial skeleton morphology traitUnrated
epididymis morphology traitUnrated
kidney integrity traitUnrated
nutrient absorption traitUnrated
eicosanoid amountUnrated icosanoid amountUnrated
hair texture traitUnrated
retinal rod bipolar cell morphology traitUnrated
uterus size traitUnrated
cochlear outer hair cell stereociliary bundle morphology traitUnrated
embryo turning traitUnrated
milk caprylic acid concentrationUnrated milk fatty acid C8:0 amountUnrated
tongue muscle morphology traitUnrated
mouth shape traitUnrated
AER development traitUnrated apical ectodermal ridge development traitUnrated
monocyte morphology traitUnrated
multifidus muscle RNA amountUnrated mutifidus muscle ribonucleic acid amountUnrated
Purkinje fiber morphology traitUnrated
dermis stratum reticulare morphology traitUnrated stratum reticulare corii morphology traitUnrated stratum reticulare cutis morphology traitUnrated tunica propria corii morphology traitUnrated
muscle fatty acid C16:0 amountUnrated muscle palmitic acid concentrationUnrated
longissimus dorsi morphology traitUnrated longissimus thoracis morphology traitUnrated
secondary sex determination traitUnrated
B-cell differentiation factor-2 secretionUnrated B-cell differentiation factor secretionUnrated B cell stimulatory factor-2 secretionUnrated B-cell stimulatory factor 2 secretionUnrated B-cell stimulatory factor-2 secretionUnrated BSF-2 secretionUnrated hepatocyte-stimulating factor secretionUnrated hybridoma growth factor secretionUnrated IFN-beta 2 secretionUnrated IL-6 secretionUnrated IL6 secretionUnrated interleukin-6 secretion traitUnrated MGI-2 secretionUnrated myeloid differentiation-inducing protein secretionUnrated plasmacytoma growth factor secretionUnrated
nervous system integrity traitUnrated
urethra molecular composition traitUnrated
taste sensitivity traitUnrated
CD3-positive T cell quantityUnrated CD3+ T cell quantityUnrated
mesenteric fat depot morphology traitUnrated mesenteric fat pad morphology traitUnrated
total life spanUnrated
morphology trait of the vascular layer of the eyeballUnrated uvea morphology traitUnrated
pericardial sac ribonucleic acid levelUnrated pericardial sac RNA amountUnrated pericardium ribonucleic acid amountUnrated pericardium RNA amountUnrated
muscle dry matter amountUnrated muscle dry matter contentUnrated
labyrinth layer morphology traitUnrated placenta labyrinth morphology traitUnrated placental labyrinth morphology traitUnrated
clonal anergyUnrated lymphocyte anergy traitUnrated
vagina development traitUnrated
behavioral response to novel food traitUnrated
forelimb muscle massUnrated
mandibular cartilage development traitUnrated Meckel's cartilage development traitUnrated
placenta colorUnrated
Purkinje cell numberUnrated Purkinje cell quanitityUnrated
corneal stroma morphology traitUnrated
alveolar septum thicknessUnrated
ovarian secretion traitUnrated secretion by ovary traitUnrated
ovarian follicle morphology traitUnrated
stationary movement traitUnrated
udder morphology traitUnrated
Bruch membrane morphology traitUnrated Bruch's membrane morphology traitUnrated Henle membrane morphology traitUnrated lamina basalis choroidae morphology traitUnrated lamina vitrea morphology traitUnrated morphology trait of the basal lamina of the choroidUnrated morphology trait of the basal layer of the choroidUnrated vitreous lamella morphology traitUnrated
helper T cell type 1 cell numberUnrated helper T-cell type 1 cell numberUnrated helper T lymphocyte type 1 cell numberUnrated helper T-lymphocyte type 1 cell numberUnrated TH1 cell numberUnrated T helper 1 cell numberUnrated T-helper 1 cell quantityUnrated
parotid salivary gland cholinergic nerve fiber quantityUnrated
number of otoconiaUnrated number of otolithsUnrated otolith numberUnrated otolith quantityUnrated
organism subdivision traitUnrated
skeletal muscle capillary amountUnrated
aqueous drainage system morphology traitUnrated
eosinocyte differentiationUnrated eosinophil development traitUnrated eosinophil differentiationUnrated eosinophilic leucocyte differentiationUnrated eosinophilic leukocyte differentiationUnrated polymorphonuclear leucocyte differentiationUnrated polymorphonuclear leukocyte differentiationUnrated
blood interleukin-16 amountUnrated
stomach squamous epithelium morphology traitUnrated
heart atrium morphology traitUnrated
hindlimb lengthUnrated
plasma cell morphology traitUnrated plasmacyte morphology traitUnrated
heart physiology traitUnrated
submandibular lymph node morphology traitUnrated
eye electrophysiology traitUnrated
isthmic organizer morphology traitUnrated
milk fatty acid trans-11,trans-15-C18:2 amountUnrated
spleen B cell follicle cell quantityUnrated
milk diacylglycerol amountUnrated milk diacylglycerol contentUnrated
vulva size traitUnrated
carotid artery integrity traitUnrated
blood iron amountUnrated
milk fatty acid C12:0 amountUnrated milk lauric acid concentrationUnrated
olfactory bulb size traitUnrated
auditory vesicle size traitUnrated otic vesicle size traitUnrated
iris stromal pigmentation traitUnrated
allogrooming behavior traitUnrated
lymph physiology traitUnrated
skeletal myogenesis traitUnrated
embryo quantityUnrated
pulmonary gas exchange traitUnrated
forebrain cell numberUnrated forebrain cell quantityUnrated
urine myoglobin amountUnrated urine myoglobin levelUnrated
hearing electrophysiology traitUnrated
blood non-HDL cholesterol amountUnrated
cutis plate morphology traitUnrated dermatome morphology traitUnrated
parietal bone morphology traitUnrated
vitamin absorption traitUnrated
cervical spinal cord epinephrine amountUnrated
skull size traitUnrated
foliate papillae morphology traitUnrated
cervical spinal cord dopamine amountUnrated
hypothalamus serotonin amountUnrated
milk fatty acid cis-11-C20:1 amountUnrated
aqueduct of Sylvius morphology traitUnrated cerebral aqueduct morphology traitUnrated mesencephalic duct morphology traitUnrated mesencephalic vesicle morphology traitUnrated
kidney corpuscle morphology traitUnrated Malpighian corpuscle morphology traitUnrated renal corpuscle morphology traitUnrated
gamete morphology traitUnrated germ cell morphology traitUnrated
feather development traitUnrated featheringUnrated
amniotic fluid amountUnrated

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