FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

negative regulation of multicellular organism growth

ID (Ontology)

GO:0040015 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of growth of an organism to reach its usual body size.

Also Known As

"negative regulation of body growth" ; "negative regulation of body size"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
negative regulation of multicellular organism growth (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
acts_upstream_of \| negative regulation of multicellular organism growth
involved_in \| negative regulation of multicellular organism growth

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

multicellular organism growth
 |__regulation of multicellular organism growth______________
negative regulation of growth                                |
 |__negative regulation of developmental growth______________|
negative regulation of biological process                    |
 |__negative regulation of multicellular organismal process__|
regulation of developmental growth                           |
 |__regulation of multicellular organism growth______________|
 |__negative regulation of developmental growth______________|
negative regulation of developmental process                 |
 |__negative regulation of developmental growth______________|
regulation of multicellular organismal process               |
 |__regulation of multicellular organism growth______________|
 |__negative regulation of multicellular organismal process__|
                                                             negative regulation of multicellular organism growth  13 rec.

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Is a	regulation of multicellular organism growth negative regulation of developmental growth negative regulation of multicellular organismal process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"negative regulation of body growth" EXACT "negative regulation of body size" EXACT
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