FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

courtship behavior

ID (Ontology)

GO:0007619 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The behavior of an organism for the purpose of attracting sexual partners.

Also Known As

"courtship behaviour"

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
courtship behavior (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
acts_upstream_of_positive_effect \| courtship behavior
involved_in \| courtship behavior

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  reproductive behavior
   |__mating behavior
       |__courtship behavior  119 rec.
           |__female courtship behavior 3 rec.
           |__male courtship behavior 101 rec.
               |__male courtship behavior, orientation prior to leg tapping and wing vibration 2 rec.
               |__male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking 1 rec.
               |__male courtship behavior, tapping to detect pheromone 2 rec.
               |__male courtship behavior, veined wing extension(+) 17 rec.
               |__male courtship behavior, veined wing generated song production 15 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	mating behavior
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"courtship behaviour" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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