FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	regulation of pigmentation	ID (Ontology)	GO:0120305 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the deposition or modulates the distribution of coloring matter in an organism.
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  biological regulation
   |__regulation of biological process
       |__regulation of pigmentation  23 rec.
           |__background adaptation
           |   |__integument-mediated background adaptation
           |   |__visually-mediated background adaptation
           |__regulation of developmental pigmentation 23 rec.
               |__negative regulation of developmental pigmentation(+) 3 rec.
               |__positive regulation of developmental pigmentation(+) 3 rec.
               |__regulation of cuticle pigmentation(+) 12 rec.
               |__regulation of eye pigmentation(+) 7 rec.
               |__regulation of female pigmentation(+) 1 rec.
               |__regulation of male pigmentation(+) 1 rec.

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