FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	microtubule polymerization or depolymerization	ID (Ontology)	GO:0031109 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	Assembly or disassembly of microtubules by the addition or removal of tubulin heterodimers from a microtubule.
Also Known As	"microtubule dynamics"
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cytoskeleton organization__
microtubule-based process__|
                           microtubule cytoskeleton organization
                            |__microtubule polymerization or depolymerization  78 rec.
                                |__microtubule depolymerization 21 rec.
                                |   |__astral microtubule depolymerization
                                |   |__cytoplasmic microtubule depolymerization(+)
                                |   |__minus-end specific microtubule depolymerization
                                |   |__mitotic spindle microtubule depolymerization
                                |   |__plus-end specific microtubule depolymerization 1 rec.
                                |__microtubule polymerization 50 rec.

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	"microtubule dynamics" EXACT
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