FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term eye pigment biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006726 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of eye pigments, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, found or utilized in the eye.
Also Known As "eye pigment anabolism" ; "eye pigment biosynthesis" ; "eye pigment formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       8
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 eye pigment biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       8
     involved_in | eye pigment biosynthetic process       8
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pigment metabolic process
 |__pigment biosynthetic process__________________________________
pigment metabolic process involved in developmental pigmentation  |
 |__eye pigment metabolic process_________________________________|
eye pigmentation                                                  |
 |__eye pigment metabolic process_________________________________|
                                                                  eye pigment biosynthetic process  32 rec.
                                                                   |__ommochrome biosynthetic process 12 rec.
                                                                   |__rhodopsin biosynthetic process 15 rec.
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  • "eye pigment anabolism" EXACT
    "eye pigment biosynthesis" EXACT
    "eye pigment formation" EXACT
    "eye pigment synthesis" EXACT
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