FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

response to caffeine

ID (Ontology)

GO:0031000 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a caffeine stimulus. Caffeine is an alkaloid found in numerous plant species, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding upon them.

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
response to caffeine (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| response to caffeine

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

response to nitrogen compound
 |__response to purine-containing compound__
 |__response to alkaloid____________________|
                                            response to caffeine  10 rec.
                                             |__cellular response to caffeine 4 rec.

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Is a	response to purine-containing compound response to alkaloid
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