FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term cell-cell fusion ID (Ontology) GO:0140253 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A cellular process in which two or more cells combine together, their plasma membrane fusing, producing a single cell. In some cases, nuclei fuse, producing a polyploid cell, while in other cases, nuclei remain separate, producing a syncytium.
Also Known As "cell cell fusion"
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  biological_process
   |__cellular process
       |__cell-cell fusion  38 rec.
           |__syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion 38 rec.
               |__macrophage fusion
               |__myoblast fusion(+) 38 rec.
               |__osteoclast fusion
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  • "cell cell fusion" EXACT
    "cell fusion" BROAD
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