FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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Term

regulation of fertilization

ID (Ontology)

GO:0080154 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of fertilization. Fertilization is the union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy).[ PubMed:20478994 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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regulation of fertilization (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| regulation of fertilization

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

sexual reproduction
 |__fertilization_______________________
reproductive process                    |
 |__fertilization_______________________|
 |__regulation of reproductive process__|
regulation of biological process        |
 |__regulation of reproductive process__|
                                        regulation of fertilization  2 rec.
                                         |__negative regulation of fertilization
                                         |   |__prevention of polyspermy(+)
                                         |__positive regulation of fertilization 1 rec.
                                         |__regulation of double fertilization forming a zygote and endosperm
                                             |__prevention of polyspermy during double fertilization

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Is a	regulation of reproductive process
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