FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term reproductive process ID (Ontology) GO:0022414 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A biological process that directly contributes to the process of producing new individuals by one or two organisms. The new individuals inherit some proportion of their genetic material from the parent or parents.
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   |__reproductive process  2516 rec.
       |__acrosome reaction
       |   |__acrosomal vesicle exocytosis(+)
       |   |__acrosome matrix dispersal
       |   |__membrane fusion involved in acrosome reaction
       |   |__protein localization involved in acrosome reaction
       |   |__regulation of acrosome reaction(+)
       |__asexual reproduction
       |   |__aerial mycelium formation
       |   |__asexual sporulation(+)
       |   |__cell budding(+)
       |   |__FtsZ-dependent cytokinesis(+)
       |   |__plantlet formation on parent plant
       |   |__regulation of asexual reproduction(+)
       |   |__sporocarp development involved in asexual reproduction
       |   |__substrate mycelium formation
       |__developmental process involved in reproduction 1897 rec.
       |   |__acquisition of desiccation tolerance in seed
       |   |__acrosome assembly(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__anterior/posterior axis specification, follicular epithelium 3 rec.
       |   |__anther development(+)
       |   |__anther septum development
       |   |__anther wall tapetum cell differentiation(+)
       |   |__anther wall tapetum cell fate specification
       |   |__anther wall tapetum development(+)
       |   |__anther wall tapetum formation(+)
       |   |__anther wall tapetum morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__antral ovarian follicle growth(+)
       |   |__apical cell fate commitment
       |   |__ascospore release from ascus
       |   |__ascospore wall assembly
       |   |__ascospore-type prospore assembly(+)
       |   |__ascospore-type prospore membrane formation(+)
       |   |__asexual spore wall assembly
       |   |__asexual sporulation(+)
       |   |__cell differentiation involved in embryonic placenta development(+)
       |   |__centrosomal and pronuclear rotation
       |   |__chorion micropyle formation 4 rec.
       |   |__chorion-containing eggshell pattern formation 12 rec.
       |   |__conidiophore stalk development(+)
       |   |__cumulus cell differentiation(+)
       |   |__decidualization
       |   |__development of primary sexual characteristics(+) 61 rec.
       |   |__development of secondary sexual characteristics(+)
       |   |__dichotomous subdivision of prostate epithelial cord terminal unit
       |   |__donor selection(+)
       |   |__dorsal appendage formation 57 rec.
       |   |__dorsal/ventral axis specification, ovarian follicular epithelium(+) 15 rec.
       |   |__ectopic germ cell programmed cell death 12 rec.
       |   |__egg chorion assembly(+) 96 rec.
       |   |__eggshell formation(+) 61 rec.
       |   |__embryo development ending in seed dormancy(+)
       |   |__embryo sac egg cell differentiation(+)
       |   |__embryonic meristem development(+)
       |   |__endosperm development(+)
       |   |__epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate gland development(+)
       |   |__establishment of floral organ orientation(+)
       |   |__floral meristem determinacy
       |   |__floral meristem growth(+)
       |   |__floral organ abscission(+)
       |   |__floral organ development(+)
       |   |__floral organ formation(+)
       |   |__floral organ morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__floral whorl development(+)
       |   |__floral whorl formation
       |   |__floral whorl morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__floral whorl structural organization
       |   |__flower formation
       |   |__flower morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__flower structural organization(+)
       |   |__follicle cell of egg chamber development(+) 277 rec.
       |   |__follicle cell of egg chamber stalk formation 11 rec.
       |   |__fruit morphogenesis
       |   |__fruit septum development
       |   |__genital disc sexually dimorphic development 5 rec.
       |   |__genitalia morphogenesis(+) 21 rec.
       |   |__germ cell development(+) 1444 rec.
       |   |__germ-line cyst encapsulation(+) 18 rec.
       |   |__germarium-derived egg chamber formation(+) 106 rec.
       |   |__germarium-derived oocyte fate determination 27 rec.
       |   |__gonad morphogenesis(+) 7 rec.
       |   |__gonadal mesoderm development 9 rec.
       |   |__growth of a germarium-derived egg chamber(+) 10 rec.
       |   |__Hulle cell development(+)
       |   |__inflorescence meristem growth(+)
       |   |__inflorescence morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__integument development
       |   |__Leydig cell differentiation
       |   |__longitudinal axis specification
       |   |__mammary gland branching involved in pregnancy(+)
       |   |__maternal placenta development(+)
       |   |__menstrual cycle
       |   |__metula development(+)
       |   |__microsporocyte differentiation
       |   |__Mullerian duct regression
       |   |__Nebenkern assembly 5 rec.
       |   |__nectary development
       |   |__nurse cell apoptotic process(+) 18 rec.
       |   |__oocyte axis specification(+) 147 rec.
       |   |__oocyte construction(+) 151 rec.
       |   |__oocyte differentiation(+) 192 rec.
       |   |__oocyte fate commitment 2 rec.
       |   |__oocyte growth(+) 7 rec.
       |   |__oocyte maturation(+) 4 rec.
       |   |__oocyte morphogenesis 3 rec.
       |   |__ovarian follicle atresia
       |   |__ovary septum development
       |   |__oviduct epithelium development(+)
       |   |__paramesonephric duct development
       |   |__phialide development(+)
       |   |__plant ovule development(+)
       |   |__plant ovule morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__plantlet formation on parent plant
       |   |__pole cell development(+) 33 rec.
       |   |__pole cell fate determination 4 rec.
       |   |__pole cell formation 22 rec.
       |   |__pollen sperm cell differentiation
       |   |__pollen tube development(+)
       |   |__pollen tube growth(+)
       |   |__primary shoot apical meristem specification
       |   |__primary spermatocyte growth 2 rec.
       |   |__prostate field specification
       |   |__prostate gland epithelium morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__prostate gland growth(+)
       |   |__prostate gland morphogenesis(+)
       |   |__prostate gland stromal morphogenesis
       |   |__prostate glandular acinus development(+)
       |   |__reproductive structure development(+) 91 rec.
       |   |__root meristem specification
       |   |__seed coat development(+)
       |   |__seed dormancy process(+)
       |   |__seed maturation(+)
       |   |__seed morphogenesis
       |   |__seed trichome differentiation(+)
       |   |__seed trichome elongation
       |   |__seed trichome initiation
       |   |__seed trichome maturation
       |   |__seminal vesicle epithelium development(+)
       |   |__Sertoli cell development(+)
       |   |__Sertoli cell differentiation(+)
       |   |__Sertoli cell fate commitment
       |   |__sex determination(+) 41 rec.
       |   |__sex determination, establishment of X:A ratio 5 rec.
       |   |__sex determination, primary response to X:A ratio 3 rec.
       |   |__sex differentiation(+) 111 rec.
       |   |__sex-specific pigmentation(+) 4 rec.
       |   |__sexual spore wall assembly
       |   |__sexual sporulation(+)
       |   |__smooth muscle cell differentiation involved in prostate glandular acinus development
       |   |__specification of floral organ identity(+)
       |   |__specification of floral organ number(+)
       |   |__specification of ovule identity
       |   |__sperm axoneme assembly 30 rec.
       |   |__sperm capacitation(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__sperm flagellum assembly(+) 34 rec.
       |   |__sperm individualization(+) 62 rec.
       |   |__spermatid cytoplasm removal during spermiation of flagellated sperm
       |   |__spermatid differentiation(+) 150 rec.
       |   |__spermatogenesis(+) 649 rec.
       |   |__stamen filament development
       |   |__stigma development
       |   |__stomium development
       |   |__style development
       |   |__synergid death
       |   |__tertiary branching involved in mammary gland duct morphogenesis
       |   |__uterus morphogenesis
       |   |__vegetative to reproductive phase transition of meristem(+)
       |   |__vitelline membrane formation(+) 13 rec.
       |__embryo implantation
       |   |__trophoblast cell migration(+)
       |__fertilization 44 rec.
       |   |__double fertilization forming a zygote and endosperm(+)
       |   |__double fertilization forming two zygotes(+)
       |   |__regulation of fertilization(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__single fertilization(+) 40 rec.
       |__mating plug formation 4 rec.
       |__meiotic cell cycle 313 rec.
       |   |__meiotic cell cycle process 284 rec.
       |   |__plant-type sporogenesis(+)
       |   |__regulation of meiotic cell cycle(+) 19 rec.
       |   |__sexual sporulation(+)
       |__meiotic cell cycle process 284 rec.
       |   |__ascospore formation(+)
       |   |__ascospore release from ascus
       |   |__ascospore wall assembly
       |   |__ascospore wall beta-glucan metabolic process(+)
       |   |__ascospore wall biogenesis(+)
       |   |__ascospore-type prospore assembly(+)
       |   |__ascospore-type prospore membrane formation(+)
       |   |__ascospore-type prospore-specific spindle pole body remodeling
       |   |__attachment of meiotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__chiasma assembly
       |   |__chromosome organization involved in meiotic cell cycle(+) 54 rec.
       |   |__DNA strand elongation involved in premeiotic DNA replication
       |   |__double-strand break repair involved in meiotic recombination 2 rec.
       |   |__dynein-driven meiotic oscillatory nuclear movement(+)
       |   |__establishment of meiotic spindle localization(+) 5 rec.
       |   |__horsetail-astral microtubule organization(+)
       |   |__initial meiotic spindle pole body separation
       |   |__lateral element assembly
       |   |__LinE complex assembly
       |   |__linear element assembly(+)
       |   |__meiosis I cell cycle process(+) 137 rec.
       |   |__meiosis II cell cycle process(+) 28 rec.
       |   |__meiotic attachment of telomere to nuclear envelope
       |   |__meiotic attachment of telomeric heterochromatin to spindle pole body
       |   |__meiotic cell cycle checkpoint signaling(+) 4 rec.
       |   |__meiotic cell cycle phase transition(+) 6 rec.
       |   |__meiotic cell cycle process involved in oocyte maturation(+)
       |   |__meiotic centromeric cohesion protection in anaphase I
       |   |__meiotic chromosome movement towards spindle pole(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__meiotic chromosome segregation(+) 117 rec.
       |   |__meiotic chromosome separation(+) 5 rec.
       |   |__meiotic cytokinesis(+) 43 rec.
       |   |__meiotic DNA double-strand break processing(+) 5 rec.
       |   |__meiotic DNA replication initiation(+)
       |   |__meiotic joint molecule formation(+)
       |   |__meiotic metaphase chromosome alignment(+) 4 rec.
       |   |__meiotic nuclear division(+) 236 rec.
       |   |__meiotic nuclear membrane disassembly(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__meiotic nuclear membrane reassembly(+)
       |   |__meiotic sister chromatid arm separation
       |   |__meiotic sister chromatid centromere separation
       |   |__meiotic spindle elongation(+)
       |   |__meiotic spindle midzone assembly 3 rec.
       |   |__meiotic spindle organization(+) 39 rec.
       |   |__meiotic spindle pole body organization(+)
       |   |__microtubule bundle formation involved in horsetail-astral microtubule organization
       |   |__plant-type sporogenesis(+)
       |   |__pre-replicative complex assembly involved in premeiotic DNA replication
       |   |__premeiotic DNA replication(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__premeiotic DNA replication preinitiation complex assembly
       |   |__premeiotic DNA replication termination
       |   |__reciprocal meiotic recombination(+) 41 rec.
       |   |__regulation of spindle attachment to meiosis I kinetochore(+)
       |   |__response to meiotic recombination checkpoint signaling
       |   |__sexual spore wall assembly
       |   |__spore membrane bending pathway
       |__meiotic drive
       |__multi-organism reproductive process 231 rec.
       |   |__female pregnancy(+)
       |   |__insemination(+) 177 rec.
       |   |__mating 93 rec.
       |   |__parturition(+)
       |   |__sperm competition(+) 25 rec.
       |__multicellular organismal reproductive process 2267 rec.
       |   |__cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism(+) 1492 rec.
       |   |__dehiscence(+)
       |   |__egg deposition
       |   |__embryonic process involved in female pregnancy
       |   |__fetal process involved in parturition
       |   |__gamete generation(+) 1923 rec.
       |   |__genital disc sexually dimorphic development 5 rec.
       |   |__insemination(+) 177 rec.
       |   |__mammalian oogenesis stage(+)
       |   |__maternal process involved in female pregnancy(+)
       |   |__maternal process involved in parturition(+)
       |   |__mucilage extrusion from seed coat
       |   |__ovulation(+) 8 rec.
       |   |__ovulation cycle(+)
       |   |__penetration of cumulus oophorus
       |   |__penetration of zona pellucida
       |   |__penile erection(+)
       |   |__plantlet formation on parent plant
       |   |__regulation of brood size
       |   |__reproductive behavior(+) 339 rec.
       |   |__seed dehydration
       |   |__seed dormancy process(+)
       |   |__seed maturation(+)
       |   |__seminal clot liquefaction
       |   |__sperm competition(+) 25 rec.
       |   |__sperm ejaculation
       |   |__sperm migration through the uterotubal junction
       |__ovulation cycle process
       |   |__antral ovarian follicle growth(+)
       |   |__follicle-stimulating hormone signaling pathway
       |   |__follicular fluid formation in ovarian follicle antrum(+)
       |   |__generation of ovulation cycle rhythm
       |   |__initiation of primordial ovarian follicle growth
       |   |__luteinization(+)
       |   |__luteolysis(+)
       |   |__ovarian cumulus expansion
       |   |__ovarian follicle endowment
       |   |__ovarian follicle rupture
       |   |__ovulation from ovarian follicle(+)
       |   |__preantral ovarian follicle growth
       |   |__primary ovarian follicle growth(+)
       |   |__progesterone secretion(+)
       |   |__uterine wall breakdown
       |   |__uterine wall growth
       |__parasexual reproduction with cellular fusion
       |__pollination
       |   |__pollen germination
       |   |__pollen tube development(+)
       |   |__pollen tube reception
       |   |__pollen-pistil interaction(+)
       |   |__synergid death
       |__positive regulation of flagellated sperm motility involved in capacitation
       |__premature acrosome loss
       |   |__regulation of premature acrosome loss(+)
       |__regulation of reproductive process 60 rec.
       |   |__adaptation to pheromone regulating conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
       |   |__negative regulation of reproductive process(+) 13 rec.
       |   |__positive regulation of reproductive process(+) 28 rec.
       |   |__regulation of acrosome reaction(+)
       |   |__regulation of amoeboid sperm motility(+)
       |   |__regulation of anther dehiscence(+)
       |   |__regulation of antral ovarian follicle growth(+)
       |   |__regulation of ascospore wall beta-glucan biosynthetic process(+)
       |   |__regulation of ascospore-type prospore membrane formation(+)
       |   |__regulation of asexual reproduction(+)
       |   |__regulation of branching involved in prostate gland morphogenesis
       |   |__regulation of cell differentiation involved in embryonic placenta development(+)
       |   |__regulation of conidiophore stalk development(+)
       |   |__regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion(+)
       |   |__regulation of egg-laying behavior(+) 9 rec.
       |   |__regulation of embryo sac egg cell differentiation(+)
       |   |__regulation of endosperm development(+)
       |   |__regulation of establishment of Sertoli cell barrier(+)
       |   |__regulation of female pigmentation(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__regulation of fertilization(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__regulation of flagellated sperm motility(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__regulation of floral meristem growth
       |   |__regulation of floral organ abscission(+)
       |   |__regulation of flower development(+)
       |   |__regulation of FtsZ-dependent cytokinesis(+)
       |   |__regulation of fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane(+)
       |   |__regulation of gonad development(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__regulation of homologous chromosome segregation(+)
       |   |__regulation of Hulle cell development(+)
       |   |__regulation of inflorescence meristem growth
       |   |__regulation of male mating behavior(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__regulation of male pigmentation(+) 1 rec.
       |   |__regulation of maternal process involved in parturition(+)
       |   |__regulation of mating type switching(+)
       |   |__regulation of meiotic cell cycle(+) 19 rec.
       |   |__regulation of meiotic cell cycle phase transition(+) 5 rec.
       |   |__regulation of meiotic cell cycle process involved in oocyte maturation(+)
       |   |__regulation of meiotic chromosome separation(+) 2 rec.
       |   |__regulation of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation(+) 3 rec.
       |   |__regulation of meiotic joint molecule formation(+)
       |   |__regulation of meiotic spindle elongation(+)
       |   |__regulation of nurse cell apoptotic process(+) 10 rec.
       |   |__regulation of oocyte karyosome formation(+)
       |   |__regulation of oocyte maturation(+)
       |   |__regulation of oogenesis(+) 3 rec.
       |   |__regulation of ovulation(+) 3 rec.
       |   |__regulation of penile erection(+)
       |   |__regulation of phialide development(+)
       |   |__regulation of pollen tube growth
       |   |__regulation of premature acrosome loss(+)
       |   |__regulation of prostatic bud formation(+)
       |   |__regulation of reciprocal meiotic recombination(+)
       |   |__regulation of seed development(+)
       |   |__regulation of sperm capacitation(+)
       |   |__regulation of spindle attachment to meiosis I kinetochore(+)
       |   |__regulation of spore-bearing organ development(+)
       |   |__regulation of synaptonemal complex assembly(+) 4 rec.
       |__reproductive process in single-celled organism
       |   |__actinomycete-type spore formation
       |   |__ascospore formation(+)
       |   |__cell budding(+)
       |   |__cytogamy(+)
       |   |__FtsZ-dependent cytokinesis(+)
       |   |__mating type switching(+)
       |   |__mating-type locus imprinting(+)
       |   |__sexual macrocyst formation
       |__sexual reproduction 2123 rec.
       |   |__conjugation with cellular fusion(+)
       |   |__conjugation with mutual genetic exchange(+)
       |   |__fertilization 44 rec.
       |   |__gamete generation(+) 1923 rec.
       |   |__mating 93 rec.
       |   |__meiotic cell cycle 313 rec.
       |   |__sporocarp development involved in sexual reproduction(+)
       |__sperm motility 64 rec.
       |   |__amoeboid sperm motility(+)
       |   |__flagellated sperm motility(+) 64 rec.
       |__spore dispersal
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