Anatomy and morphology related trait (TO:0000017)
current def'n: This category belongs to traits associated with changes in the anatomy or structure of the plant at organ, tissue or cellular level.
proposed def'n: A plant trait (TO:0000387) which is associated with the anatomy or morphology of a plant anatomical entity (PO:0000003) or one or more constituent cellular components (GO:0005575) contained therein.
comment: Includes traits of plant structures (PO:0009011) such as plant cell (PO:0009002), plant organ (PO:0009008), portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007), vascular system (PO:0000034), whole plant (PO:0000003) and seed (PO:0009010) as well as those of plant anatomical spaces (PO:0025117), portions of plant substance (PO:0025161).
note: The PO ids in the comments do not go into the Dbxrefs
This is a valid hierarchy based on the Plant Ontology and will provide a parent for the potato tuber terms requested below.
- new child term and def'n: plant organ trait (TO:0000736): An anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000017) which is associated with a plant organ (PO:0009008).
- new term and def'n: plant axis anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000738): plant organ anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000736) which is associated a plant axis (PO:0025004).
- new child term and def'n: shoot axis anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000739): A plant axis trait (TO:0000738) which is associated with a shoot axis (PO:0025029).
- new term and def'n: branch anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000740): A shoot axis anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000739) which is associated with a branch (PO:0025073).
- new term and def'n: tuber anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000741): A branch anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000740) which is associated with a tuber (PO:0004543).
- new term and def'n: subterranean tuber anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000742): A tuber anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000741) which is associated with a subterranean tuber (PO:0004547).
