FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

motor neuron axon guidance

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008045 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a motor neuron is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues.[ ISBN:0878932437 ]

Also Known As

"motoneuron axon guidance" ; "motor axon guidance" ; "motor axon pathfinding"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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motor neuron axon guidance (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| motor neuron axon guidance

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

axonogenesis________________
neuron projection guidance__|
                            axon guidance
                             |__motor neuron axon guidance  68 rec.
                                 |__branchiomotor neuron axon guidance 1 rec.
                                 |   |__branchiomotor neuron axon guidance in branchial arch mesenchyme(+)
                                 |   |__branchiomotor neuron axon guidance in neural tube(+)
                                 |   |__chemoattraction of branchiomotor axon(+)
                                 |   |__chemorepulsion of branchiomotor axon(+)
                                 |__regulation of motor neuron axon guidance
                                     |__negative regulation of motor neuron axon guidance
                                     |__positive regulation of motor neuron axon guidance

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Is a	axon guidance
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"motoneuron axon guidance" EXACT "motor axon guidance" EXACT "motor axon pathfinding" EXACT
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