| Term: | head programmed cell death |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | head |
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| Definition: | Organism subdivision which is the part of the body which consists of the cranial and pharyngeal regions. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001114] |
| Name: | programmed cell death |
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| Synonyms: | caspase-independent apoptosis, caspase-independent cell death, non-apoptotic programmed cell death, nonapoptotic programmed cell death, PCD, RCD, regulated cell death |
| Definition: | A process which begins when a cell receives an internal or external signal and activates a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway). The process ends with the death of the cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0012501] QuickGO AmiGO |