FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking

ID (Ontology)

GO:0016546 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process during courtship where the male fly licks the genitalia of a stationary female fly with his proboscis. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.[ PubMed:11092827 ]

Also Known As

"male courtship behaviour, proboscis-mediated licking"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

courtship behavior____
male mating behavior__|
                      male courtship behavior
                       |__male courtship behavior, proboscis-mediated licking  1 rec.

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	"male courtship behavior, licking" RELATED "male courtship behaviour, licking" RELATED "male courtship behaviour, proboscis-mediated licking" EXACT
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