FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

pheromone biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042811 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of pheromones, a substance that is secreted and released by an organism and detected by a second organism of the same or a closely related species, in which it causes a specific reaction, such as a definite behavioral reaction or a developmental process.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

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

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
pheromone biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| pheromone biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

biosynthetic process
 |__hormone biosynthetic process_______________
 |__secondary metabolite biosynthetic process__|
secondary metabolic process                    |
 |__pheromone metabolic process________________|
 |__secondary metabolite biosynthetic process__|
hormone metabolic process                      |
 |__hormone biosynthetic process_______________|
 |__pheromone metabolic process________________|
                                               pheromone biosynthetic process  5 rec.
                                                |__4-vinylanisole biosynthetic process

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Is a	hormone biosynthetic process pheromone metabolic process secondary metabolite biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"pheromone anabolism" EXACT "pheromone biosynthesis" EXACT "pheromone formation" EXACT "pheromone synthesis" EXACT
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