FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

mating pheromone secretion

ID (Ontology)

GO:0071834 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The regulated release of a mating pheromone, a peptide hormone that induces a behavioral or physiological response(s) from a responding organism or cell, that contributes to a process of sexual reproduction.

Also Known As

"mating-type pheromone secretion"

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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

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

peptide secretion____________
hormone secretion____________|
nitrogen compound transport__|
                             peptide hormone secretion
                              |__mating pheromone secretion  1 rec.
                                  |__mating pheromone secretion involved in positive regulation of conjugation with cellular fusion

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Relationships
Is a	peptide hormone secretion
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"mating-type pheromone secretion" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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