FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle

ID (Ontology)

GO:0007591 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The periodic shedding of part or all of a chitin-based cuticle, which is then replaced by a new cuticle. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

Also Known As

"chitin-based cuticle molting cycle"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  multicellular organismal process
   |__molting cycle
       |__molting cycle, chitin-based cuticle  100 rec.
           |__apolysis
           |__chitin-based cuticle attachment to epithelium 3 rec.
           |__chitin-based cuticle sclerotization 21 rec.
           |   |__adult chitin-containing cuticle pigmentation(+) 16 rec.
           |   |__chitin-based cuticle sclerotization by biomineralization
           |   |__chitin-based cuticle sclerotization by protein cross-linking
           |   |__regulation of chitin-based cuticle tanning(+) 1 rec.
           |__cuticle development involved in chitin-based cuticle molting cycle 34 rec.
           |   |__larval chitin-based cuticle development(+) 33 rec.
           |   |__pupal chitin-based cuticle development 1 rec.
           |__ecdysis, chitin-based cuticle 21 rec.
           |__puparial adhesion 11 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	molting cycle
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"chitin-based cuticle molting cycle" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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