FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

positive regulation of cell division

ID (Ontology)

GO:0051781 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cell division.

Also Known As

"up regulation of cell division" ; "up-regulation of cell division" ; "upregulation of cell division"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
positive regulation of cell division (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| positive regulation of cell division

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

positive regulation of biological process
 |__positive regulation of cellular process__
regulation of cellular process               |
 |__positive regulation of cellular process__|
 |__regulation of cell division______________|
cell division                                |
 |__regulation of cell division______________|
                                             positive regulation of cell division  10 rec.
                                              |__positive regulation of asymmetric cell division
                                              |   |__positive regulation of male germ-line stem cell asymmetric division
                                              |__positive regulation of cell budding
                                              |__positive regulation of cytokinesis 3 rec.
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cytokinesis, actomyosin contractile ring assembly(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of cytokinesis, site selection(+)
                                              |   |__positive regulation of FtsZ-dependent cytokinesis
                                              |   |__positive regulation of mitotic cytokinesis(+)
                                              |__positive regulation of somatic stem cell division 2 rec.

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Is a	positive regulation of cellular process regulation of cell division
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"activation of cell division" NARROW "stimulation of cell division" NARROW "up regulation of cell division" EXACT "up-regulation of cell division" EXACT "upregulation of cell division" EXACT
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