FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term negative regulation of behavior ID (Ontology) GO:0048521 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of behavior, the internally coordinated responses (actions or inactions) of whole living organisms (individuals or groups) to internal or external stimuli.
Also Known As "down regulation of behavior" ; "down-regulation of behavior" ; "downregulation of behavior"
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negative regulation of biological process
 |__negative regulation of multicellular organismal process__
regulation of multicellular organismal process               |
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                                                             negative regulation of behavior  19 rec.
                                                              |__negative regulation of behavioral fear response
                                                              |__negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, sleep 5 rec.
                                                              |   |__negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep
                                                              |   |__negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep
                                                              |__negative regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, wakefulness
                                                              |__negative regulation of egg-laying behavior
                                                              |__negative regulation of feeding behavior 11 rec.
                                                              |   |__negative regulation of eating behavior(+) 1 rec.
                                                              |__negative regulation of foraging behavior
                                                              |__negative regulation of host-seeking behavior
                                                              |__negative regulation of locomotion involved in locomotory behavior 1 rec.
                                                              |__negative regulation of locomotor rhythm 2 rec.
                                                              |__negative regulation of male mating behavior 1 rec.
                                                              |   |__negative regulation of turning behavior involved in mating
                                                              |__negative regulation of mechanosensory behavior
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  • "down regulation of behavior" EXACT
    "down-regulation of behavior" EXACT
    "downregulation of behavior" EXACT
    "inhibition of behavior" NARROW
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