metabolic process

Biology

Narrower Term:

  • metabolic process resulting in cell growth
  • fat body metabolism (sensu Insecta)
  • fat body metabolic process (sensu Insecta)
  • metabolism resulting in cell growth

Broader Group:

Synonym Term:

  • metabolic process
  • metabolism

Description:

  • Processes that cause many of the chemical changes in living organisms, including anabolism and catabolism. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.

Identifier:

  • GO:0008152

Data Source:

  • gene_ontology.obo
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