FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term male courtship behavior ID (Ontology) GO:0008049 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The behavior of a male, for the purpose of attracting a sexual partner. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Also Known As "male courtship behaviour"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      87
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 male courtship behavior (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      87
     acts_upstream_of_positive_effect | male courtship behavior       3
     involved_in | male courtship behavior      87
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mating behavior
 |__courtship behavior____
 |__male mating behavior__|
                          male courtship behavior  101 rec.
                           |__male courtship behavior, orientation prior to leg tapping and wing vibration 2 rec.
                           |__male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking 1 rec.
                           |__male courtship behavior, tapping to detect pheromone 2 rec.
                           |__male courtship behavior, veined wing extension 17 rec.
                           |   |__male courtship behavior, veined wing vibration 16 rec.
                           |__male courtship behavior, veined wing generated song production 15 rec.
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