egg apparatus

[planteome-user]

egg apparatus (PO:0020096) has no is_a parent.

Suggest making it a child of the new term embryonic plant structure.

current def: "The egg cell and two synergids located at the micropylar end of the embryo sac." [TAIR:lr] subset: reference

suggest is_a embryonic plant structure

Suggested def: An embryonic plant structure that has as parts an egg cell and two synergids and is located at the micropylar end of the embryo sac.

Reported by: rlwalls2008

Original Ticket: obo/plant-ontology-po-term-requests/247

[planteome-user]

Sorry about the brain freeze. An egg apparatus is not a part of an embryo!

Original comment by: rlwalls2008

[planteome-user]

How about making it a cardinal organ part?

A cardinal organ part that has as parts an egg cell and two synergids and is located at the micropylar end of the embryo sac.

Original comment by: rlwalls2008

[planteome-user]

This definition was accepted at the POC conference call on 12-15-10.

We will also create a new subset for angiosperms, to which this term will belong.

I am closing this item.

Original comment by: rlwalls2008

[planteome-user]

• status: open --> closed-fixed

Original comment by: rlwalls2008