Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
steroid biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0006694
- Synonyms
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- steroid anabolism
- steroid biosynthesis
- steroid formation
- steroid synthesis
- steroidogenesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification.
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes