FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term mating behavior ID (Ontology) GO:0007617 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The behavioral interactions between organisms for the purpose of mating, or sexual reproduction resulting in the formation of zygotes.
Also Known As"mating behaviour"
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     involved_in | mating behavior
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behavior_______________________________________
multicellular organismal reproductive process__|
                                               reproductive behavior
                                                |__mating behavior  328 rec.
                                                    |__circadian mating behavior
                                                    |__copulation 185 rec.
                                                    |   |__insemination(+) 176 rec.
                                                    |   |__penile erection(+)
                                                    |__courtship behavior 119 rec.
                                                    |   |__female courtship behavior 3 rec.
                                                    |   |__male courtship behavior(+) 101 rec.
                                                    |__female mating behavior 47 rec.
                                                    |   |__female courtship behavior 3 rec.
                                                    |   |__regulation of female receptivity(+) 40 rec.
                                                    |__male mating behavior 112 rec.
                                                    |   |__male courtship behavior(+) 101 rec.
                                                    |   |__regulation of male mating behavior(+) 2 rec.
                                                    |   |__response to hermaphrodite contact
                                                    |   |__spicule insertion
                                                    |   |__turning behavior involved in mating(+)
                                                    |   |__vulval location
                                                    |__mating behavior, sex discrimination 9 rec.
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Wikipedia:Mating_behaviour