FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	microtubule end	ID (Ontology)	GO:1990752 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	Any end of a microtubule. Microtubule ends differ in that the so-called microtubule plus-end is the one that preferentially grows by polymerization, with respect to the minus-end.
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Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cellular_component
 |__cellular anatomical structure__
microtubule cytoskeleton           |
 |__microtubule____________________|
polymeric cytoskeletal fiber       |
 |__microtubule____________________|
                                   microtubule end  18 rec.
                                    |__microtubule minus-end 1 rec.
                                    |   |__cytoplasmic microtubule minus-end
                                    |__microtubule plus-end 17 rec.
                                    |   |__cytoplasmic microtubule plus-end(+)
                                    |__mitotic spindle astral microtubule end
                                    |__post-anaphase array microtubule end

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Is a	cellular anatomical structure
Part of	microtubule
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