Sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0042471 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear ]

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Term information

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Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim

has related synonym

auris

auditory apparatus

id

UBERON:0001690