FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term biological_process ID (Ontology) GO:0008150 (Gene Ontology)
Definition A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
Also Known As "biological process" ; "physiological process"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS    1735
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 biological_process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)    1757
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  biological_process  15759 rec.
   |__biological phase 92 rec.
   |   |__anestrus phase
   |   |__cell cycle phase(+) 92 rec.
   |   |__estrous cycle phase(+)
   |   |__hair cycle phase(+)
   |   |__menstrual cycle phase(+)
   |   |__reproductive senescence(+)
   |   |__single-celled organism vegetative growth phase
   |__biological process involved in interspecies interaction between organisms 652 rec.
   |   |__biological process involved in symbiotic interaction(+) 27 rec.
   |   |__disruption of anatomical structure in another organism(+)
   |   |__formation of structure involved in a symbiotic process(+)
   |   |__hematophagy
   |   |__modulation of process of another organism(+) 9 rec.
   |   |__response to other organism(+) 627 rec.
   |__biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms 7 rec.
   |   |__agglutination involved in conjugation with cellular fusion
   |   |__agglutination involved in conjugation with mutual genetic exchange
   |   |__flocculation(+)
   |   |__olfactory sociosexual communication
   |   |__pollen tube adhesion
   |   |__pollen tube reception
   |   |__single-species biofilm formation(+)
   |   |__social behavior(+) 7 rec.
   |   |__socially cooperative development(+)
   |__biological regulation 4782 rec.
   |   |__negative regulation of brood size
   |   |__negative regulation of HRI-mediated signaling
   |   |__positive regulation of brood size
   |   |__regulation of biological process(+) 4536 rec.
   |   |__regulation of biological quality(+) 953 rec.
   |   |__regulation of brood size
   |   |__regulation of buoyancy
   |   |__regulation of molecular function(+) 27 rec.
   |   |__regulation of pH(+) 33 rec.
   |__cellular process 12324 rec.
   |   |__actin filament-based process(+) 354 rec.
   |   |__cell activation(+) 17 rec.
   |   |__cell adhesion(+) 233 rec.
   |   |__cell adhesion molecule production
   |   |__cell aggregation(+)
   |   |__cell communication(+) 2023 rec.
   |   |__cell competition in a multicellular organism 20 rec.
   |   |__cell cycle(+) 1070 rec.
   |   |__cell cycle process(+) 727 rec.
   |   |__cell death(+) 388 rec.
   |   |__cell division(+) 272 rec.
   |   |__cell growth(+) 146 rec.
   |   |__cell killing(+)
   |   |__cell motility(+) 419 rec.
   |   |__cell population proliferation(+) 317 rec.
   |   |__cell recognition(+) 125 rec.
   |   |__cell wall organization or biogenesis(+)
   |   |__cell-cell fusion(+) 38 rec.
   |   |__cellular component organization or biogenesis(+) 3670 rec.
   |   |__cellular detoxification(+) 24 rec.
   |   |__cellular developmental process(+) 2390 rec.
   |   |__cellular localization(+) 976 rec.
   |   |__cellular pigmentation(+) 17 rec.
   |   |__cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism(+) 1492 rec.
   |   |__cellular response to stimulus(+) 2261 rec.
   |   |__cellular senescence(+) 3 rec.
   |   |__ciliary basal body segregation
   |   |__cytolysis(+) 3 rec.
   |   |__ensheathment of neurons(+) 13 rec.
   |   |__establishment or maintenance of cell polarity(+) 207 rec.
   |   |__establishment or maintenance of cell type involved in phenotypic switching
   |   |__execution phase of apoptosis 31 rec.
   |   |__execution phase of necroptosis
   |   |__exocytic process(+) 46 rec.
   |   |__export from cell(+) 234 rec.
   |   |__horizontal gene transfer(+)
   |   |__intercellular transport(+) 10 rec.
   |   |__intermediate filament-based process(+) 2 rec.
   |   |__light absorption(+) 2 rec.
   |   |__localization of cell(+) 15 rec.
   |   |__maintenance of location in cell(+) 31 rec.
   |   |__membrane docking(+) 39 rec.
   |   |__metabolic process(+) 7623 rec.
   |   |__microtubule organizing center localization(+) 16 rec.
   |   |__microtubule-based process(+) 568 rec.
   |   |__nutrient storage(+) 63 rec.
   |   |__phenotypic switching(+)
   |   |__plasmid maintenance(+)
   |   |__process utilizing autophagic mechanism(+) 226 rec.
   |   |__protein folding(+) 157 rec.
   |   |__protein unfolding 2 rec.
   |   |__RNA folding(+)
   |   |__septum digestion after cytokinesis
   |   |__signal transduction(+) 1755 rec.
   |   |__stomatal movement(+)
   |   |__synaptic vesicle transport(+) 25 rec.
   |   |__syncytium formation(+) 38 rec.
   |   |__transmembrane transport(+) 934 rec.
   |   |__transposition(+) 11 rec.
   |   |__vesicle targeting(+) 21 rec.
   |   |__vesicle-mediated transport(+) 633 rec.
   |__detoxification 52 rec.
   |   |__cellular detoxification(+) 24 rec.
   |   |__detoxification of arsenic-containing substance 2 rec.
   |   |__detoxification of free heme
   |   |__detoxification of inorganic compound(+) 21 rec.
   |   |__detoxification of nitrogen compound(+) 1 rec.
   |   |__mycothiol-dependent detoxification
   |   |__self-resistance to endogenously produced metabolite
   |   |__toxin catabolic process(+) 6 rec.
   |__developmental process 4166 rec.
   |   |__abscission(+)
   |   |__acquisition of mycelium reproductive competence
   |   |__age-related resistance
   |   |__anatomical structure arrangement(+)
   |   |__anatomical structure development(+) 3763 rec.
   |   |__anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis(+) 583 rec.
   |   |__anatomical structure morphogenesis(+) 1736 rec.
   |   |__anatomical structure regression(+) 39 rec.
   |   |__animal gross anatomical part developmental process
   |   |__cellular developmental process(+) 2390 rec.
   |   |__dedifferentiation(+) 10 rec.
   |   |__developmental induction(+)
   |   |__developmental maturation(+) 252 rec.
   |   |__developmental process involved in reproduction(+) 1897 rec.
   |   |__dormancy process(+) 9 rec.
   |   |__maintenance of cell number(+) 108 rec.
   |   |__meristem initiation(+)
   |   |__myxococcal fruiting body development
   |   |__plant gross anatomical part developmental process
   |   |__plant organ senescence(+)
   |   |__spore-bearing structure formation
   |   |__sporulation(+)
   |__growth 456 rec.
   |   |__budding cell bud growth(+)
   |   |__cell growth(+) 146 rec.
   |   |__developmental growth(+) 387 rec.
   |   |__filamentous growth(+)
   |   |__lateral growth(+)
   |   |__primary growth
   |__homeostatic process 500 rec.
   |   |__cellular homeostasis(+) 252 rec.
   |   |__chemical homeostasis(+) 303 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal-level homeostasis(+) 144 rec.
   |__immune system process 614 rec.
   |   |__activation of immune response(+) 104 rec.
   |   |__antigen processing and presentation(+) 1 rec.
   |   |__antigen sampling in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue(+)
   |   |__B cell selection(+)
   |   |__hemocyte differentiation(+) 51 rec.
   |   |__hemocyte proliferation 46 rec.
   |   |__immune effector process(+) 124 rec.
   |   |__immune response(+) 516 rec.
   |   |__immune system development 53 rec.
   |   |__immunological memory process(+)
   |   |__leukocyte activation(+) 2 rec.
   |   |__leukocyte homeostasis(+)
   |   |__leukocyte migration(+)
   |   |__lymphocyte costimulation(+)
   |   |__myeloid cell homeostasis(+)
   |   |__production of molecular mediator of immune response(+) 86 rec.
   |   |__somatic diversification of immune receptors(+)
   |   |__T cell selection(+)
   |   |__tolerance induction(+)
   |__localization 2598 rec.
   |   |__cellular localization(+) 976 rec.
   |   |__establishment of localization(+) 2299 rec.
   |   |__localization of cell(+) 15 rec.
   |   |__macromolecule localization(+) 941 rec.
   |   |__maintenance of location(+) 38 rec.
   |   |__microtubule organizing center localization(+) 16 rec.
   |   |__nitric oxide storage
   |   |__organelle localization(+) 243 rec.
   |   |__receptor localization to synapse(+) 7 rec.
   |__locomotion 267 rec.
   |   |__directional locomotion(+) 1 rec.
   |   |__flight(+) 17 rec.
   |   |__locomotion involved in locomotory behavior(+) 4 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal locomotion
   |   |__swimming
   |   |__taxis(+) 134 rec.
   |__multicellular organismal process 3896 rec.
   |   |__acquisition of seed longevity
   |   |__amyloid-beta clearance(+)
   |   |__behavior(+) 851 rec.
   |   |__bud dormancy process
   |   |__callus formation
   |   |__cell activation(+) 17 rec.
   |   |__circadian regulation of heart rate(+) 3 rec.
   |   |__coagulation(+) 8 rec.
   |   |__cytokine production(+) 5 rec.
   |   |__determination of adult lifespan 153 rec.
   |   |__digestion(+) 18 rec.
   |   |__innervation 4 rec.
   |   |__keratinization
   |   |__megagametogenesis
   |   |__meristem determinacy(+)
   |   |__meristem maintenance
   |   |__microgametogenesis
   |   |__midbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during brain development
   |   |__midbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during neural plate development
   |   |__molting cycle(+) 99 rec.
   |   |__molting cycle process(+) 43 rec.
   |   |__morphogenesis of a branching structure(+) 76 rec.
   |   |__multi-multicellular organism process(+) 177 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organism adhesion(+) 10 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organism development(+) 2715 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organism growth 54 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal movement(+) 3 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal response to stress(+) 8 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal-level homeostasis(+) 144 rec.
   |   |__muscle attachment 3 rec.
   |   |__neurotrophin production(+)
   |   |__organ growth(+) 40 rec.
   |   |__organism emergence from protective structure(+) 23 rec.
   |   |__ossification(+)
   |   |__otolith tethering
   |   |__pattern specification process(+) 565 rec.
   |   |__photoreceptor cell maintenance 18 rec.
   |   |__pigment accumulation in tissues(+)
   |   |__plasma lipoprotein particle clearance(+)
   |   |__plasma lipoprotein particle organization(+)
   |   |__pollen germination
   |   |__polyphenic determination(+)
   |   |__post-embryonic development(+) 721 rec.
   |   |__primary growth
   |   |__production of molecular mediator involved in inflammatory response(+)
   |   |__pseudocleavage(+) 10 rec.
   |   |__pupariation 14 rec.
   |   |__pupation 9 rec.
   |   |__respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system
   |   |__response to high population density
   |   |__scab formation 2 rec.
   |   |__secretion by tissue(+)
   |   |__seed dormancy process(+)
   |   |__seed germination(+)
   |   |__sleep(+) 99 rec.
   |   |__stem cell population maintenance(+) 108 rec.
   |   |__system process(+) 708 rec.
   |   |__tissue migration(+) 196 rec.
   |   |__tissue remodeling(+)
   |   |__transcytosis(+) 4 rec.
   |   |__vibrational conductance of sound to the inner ear
   |__pigmentation 93 rec.
   |   |__cellular pigmentation(+) 17 rec.
   |   |__developmental pigmentation(+) 81 rec.
   |   |__ocellus pigmentation 12 rec.
   |   |__pigment accumulation(+)
   |__reproductive process 2516 rec.
   |   |__acrosome reaction
   |   |__asexual reproduction(+)
   |   |__developmental process involved in reproduction(+) 1897 rec.
   |   |__embryo implantation
   |   |__fertilization(+) 44 rec.
   |   |__mating plug formation 4 rec.
   |   |__meiotic cell cycle(+) 313 rec.
   |   |__meiotic cell cycle process(+) 284 rec.
   |   |__meiotic drive
   |   |__multi-organism reproductive process(+) 231 rec.
   |   |__multicellular organismal reproductive process(+) 2267 rec.
   |   |__ovulation cycle process(+)
   |   |__parasexual reproduction with cellular fusion
   |   |__pollination
   |   |__positive regulation of flagellated sperm motility involved in capacitation
   |   |__premature acrosome loss
   |   |__reproductive process in single-celled organism(+)
   |   |__sexual reproduction(+) 2123 rec.
   |   |__sperm motility(+) 64 rec.
   |   |__spore dispersal
   |__response to stimulus 3400 rec.
   |   |__cellular response to stimulus(+) 2261 rec.
   |   |__detection of stimulus(+) 271 rec.
   |   |__immune response(+) 516 rec.
   |   |__muscle adaptation(+) 1 rec.
   |   |__response to abiotic stimulus(+) 493 rec.
   |   |__response to activity(+)
   |   |__response to biotic stimulus(+) 628 rec.
   |   |__response to chemical(+) 984 rec.
   |   |__response to endogenous stimulus(+) 256 rec.
   |   |__response to external stimulus(+) 906 rec.
   |   |__response to inactivity(+)
   |   |__response to nutrient levels(+) 194 rec.
   |   |__response to redox state(+) 1 rec.
   |   |__response to stimulus involved in regulation of muscle adaptation(+)
   |   |__response to stress(+) 1485 rec.
   |__rhythmic process 203 rec.
   |   |__circadian rhythm(+) 202 rec.
   |   |__ovulation cycle(+)
   |   |__ovulation cycle process(+)
   |   |__ultradian rhythm(+) 1 rec.
   |__viral process 38 rec.
       |__cap snatching
       |__degradation of host chromosome by virus
       |__establishment of viral latency(+)
       |__exit of virus from host cell nucleus(+)
       |__fusion of viral membrane with host outer nuclear membrane
       |__IRES-dependent viral translational initiation 1 rec.
       |__latency-replication decision
       |__latent virus replication
       |__lysis of host organelle involved in viral entry into host cell(+)
       |__maintenance of viral latency
       |__membrane fusion involved in viral entry into host cell(+)
       |__permeabilization of host organelle membrane involved in viral entry into host cell(+)
       |__polyadenylation of viral mRNA by polymerase stuttering
       |__release from viral latency(+)
       |__reorganization of host cellular membranes to establish sites of replication
       |__ribosomal skipping
       |__superinfection exclusion
       |__suppression by virus of host cell lysis in response to superinfection
       |__symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope(+)
       |__transport of virus(+)
       |__uncoating of virus
       |__viral budding(+) 1 rec.
       |__viral capsid assembly(+)
       |__viral capsid secondary envelopment
       |__viral gene expression 1 rec.
       |__viral genome circularization
       |__viral genome integration into host DNA
       |__viral genome maturation
       |__viral genome packaging(+)
       |__viral genome replication(+) 5 rec.
       |__viral head-tail joining
       |__viral latency
       |__viral life cycle 33 rec.
       |__viral mRNA export from host cell nucleus
       |__viral protein processing
       |__viral release from host cell(+)
       |__viral replication complex formation and maintenance
       |__viral RNA editing
       |__viral scaffold assembly and maintenance
       |__viral tail assembly
       |__viral transcription(+)
       |__viral translation(+) 1 rec.
       |__viral translational frameshifting
       |__viral translational termination-reinitiation
       |__viral tropism switching
       |__virion assembly 1 rec.
       |__virion maturation
       |__virus baseplate assembly
       |__virus maturation 1 rec.
       |__virus tail fiber assembly
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