FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

regulation of egg-laying behavior

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046662 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the deposition of eggs, either fertilized or not, upon a surface or into a medium.[ PubMed:11932766 ]

Also Known As

"regulation of oviposition"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
regulation of egg-laying behavior (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| regulation of egg-laying behavior

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

behavior
 |__regulation of behavior______________________
reproductive behavior                           |
 |__egg-laying behavior_________________________|
reproductive process                            |
 |__regulation of reproductive process__________|
regulation of biological process                |
 |__regulation of reproductive process__________|
regulation of multicellular organismal process  |
 |__regulation of behavior______________________|
                                                regulation of egg-laying behavior  9 rec.
                                                 |__negative regulation of egg-laying behavior
                                                 |__positive regulation of egg-laying behavior

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Relationships
Is a	regulation of behavior regulation of reproductive process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"regulation of oviposition" EXACT "regulation of post-mating oviposition" NARROW
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