Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
biological_process
- Term ID
- GO:0008150
- Synonyms
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- biological process
- physiological process
- single organism process
- single-organism process
- Definition
- A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
- has subtype
- negatively regulated by
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- positively regulated by
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- regulated by
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes