Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

biological_process

Term ID
GO:0008150
Synonyms
  • 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
Relationships
has subtype
negatively regulated by
positively regulated by
regulated by
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes