| Name: | reactive oxygen species metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | reactive oxygen species metabolism, ROS metabolic process |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving a reactive oxygen species, any molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of phagocytes, regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, and the oxidative damage to biopolymers. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072593] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | process quality |
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| Synonyms: | quality of a process, quality of occurrent, quality of process, relational quality of occurrent |
| Definition: | A quality which inheres in an process. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001236] |
| Tag: | ameliorated |
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| Definition: | This annotation denotes a significantly rescued phenotype resulting from an additional reagent or mutation. |