FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

dopamine biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042416 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of dopamine, a catecholamine neurotransmitter and a metabolic precursor of noradrenaline and adrenaline.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"dopamine anabolism" ; "dopamine biosynthesis" ; "dopamine formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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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	Gene Groups	Genes
dopamine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| dopamine biosynthetic process	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

catecholamine metabolic process
 |__dopamine metabolic process_____________________
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process  |
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
biogenic amine biosynthetic process                |
 |__catecholamine biosynthetic process_____________|
                                                   dopamine biosynthetic process  5 rec.
                                                    |__dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine 1 rec.
                                                    |__regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__negative regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process
                                                        |__positive regulation of dopamine biosynthetic process

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Relationships
Is a	dopamine metabolic process catecholamine biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"dopamine anabolism" EXACT "dopamine biosynthesis" EXACT "dopamine formation" EXACT "dopamine synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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