FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

heart contraction

ID (Ontology)

GO:0060047 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The multicellular organismal process in which the heart decreases in volume in a characteristic way to propel blood through the body.

Also Known As

"heart beating"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Gene Groups	Genes
heart contraction (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| heart contraction	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

circulatory system process
 |__heart process______
 |__blood circulation__|
                       heart contraction  35 rec.
                        |__cardiac muscle contraction 5 rec.
                        |   |__cardiac muscle cell contraction(+)
                        |   |__regulation of cardiac muscle contraction(+) 4 rec.
                        |__regulation of heart contraction 29 rec.
                            |__cardiac conduction(+)
                            |__negative regulation of heart contraction(+) 3 rec.
                            |__positive regulation of heart contraction(+) 6 rec.
                            |__regulation of cardiac conduction(+)
                            |__regulation of cardiac muscle contraction(+) 4 rec.
                            |__regulation of heart rate(+) 16 rec.
                            |__regulation of the force of heart contraction(+)

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Relationships
Is a	heart process
Part of	blood circulation
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"cardiac contraction" RELATED "heart beating" EXACT "hemolymph circulation" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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