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GO term:multicellular organismal development
GO id:GO:0007275
Definition:The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a multicellular organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote or a young adult) to a later condition (e.g. a multicellular animal or an aged adult).
CommentsNote that this term was 'developmental process'.
Number of paths to term: 3

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship
regulatesdenotes a 'regulates' relationship
positively-regulatesdenotes a 'positively-regulates' relationship
negatively-regulatesdenotes a 'negatively-regulates' relationship


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-adevelopmental process
                        is-aabscission +
                        is-aage-dependent behavioral decline
                        is-aanatomical structure development +
                        is-aanatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis +
                        is-aanatomical structure morphogenesis +
                        is-acellular developmental process +
                        is-adevelopment involved in symbiotic interaction +
                        is-adevelopmental pigmentation +
                        is-adevelopmental process involved in reproduction +
                        is-adormancy process +
                        is-ainnervation +
                        is-akeratinization +
                        is-amegagametogenesis +
                        is-ameristem determinacy +
                        is-ameristem maintenance +
                        is-amicrogametogenesis +
                        is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during brain development
                        is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during neural plate development
                        is-amulticellular organismal development [GO:0007275] (3828 genes, 16016 annotations)
                                part-ofabscission +
                                part-ofappendage development +
                                part-ofcell competition in a multicellular organism
                                part-ofcellularization +
                                part-ofcuticle development +
                                part-ofdevelopment of primary sexual characteristics +
                                part-ofdevelopment of secondary sexual characteristics +
                                part-ofeclosion +
                                part-ofembryo development +
                                part-ofembryo implantation +
                                part-offemale sex determination +
                                part-offemale sex differentiation +
                                part-offruit ripening +
                                is-agametophyte development +
                                part-ofgerm-line sex determination +
                                part-ofhatching +
                                part-ofmale sex determination +
                                part-ofmale sex differentiation +
                                part-ofmulticellular organismal aging +
                                part-ofmycelium development +
                                part-ofpattern specification process +
                                part-ofpolyphenic determination +
                                part-ofpost-embryonic development +
                                part-ofprimary sex determination +
                                part-ofprocesses downstream of sex determination signal +
                                regulatesregulation of multicellular organismal development +
                                part-ofsomatic sex determination +
                                part-ofsystem development +
                                part-oftube development +
                        is-amuscle attachment +
                        negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of developmental process +
                        is-aorganism emergence from protective structure +
                        is-aotolith tethering
                        is-apattern specification process +
                        is-apolyphenic determination +
                        positively-regulatespositive regulation of developmental process +
                        is-apost-embryonic development +
                        is-apseudocleavage +
                        is-apupariation
                        is-apupation
                        regulatesregulation of developmental process +
                        is-asingle-organism developmental process +
                        is-aspore germination +
                        is-astem cell maintenance +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-amulticellular organismal process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-aadult behavior +
                                is-aage-dependent behavioral decline
                                is-abeta-amyloid clearance +
                                is-abud dormancy process
                                part-ofcell recognition +
                                is-acircadian regulation of gene expression
                                is-acircadian regulation of heart rate +
                                is-acircadian regulation of translation
                                is-acoagulation +
                                is-acytokine production +
                                is-adetermination of adult lifespan +
                                is-adigestion +
                                is-ahatching behavior
                                is-ainnervation +
                                is-akeratinization +
                                is-alarval behavior +
                                is-amegagametogenesis +
                                is-ameristem determinacy +
                                is-ameristem maintenance +
                                is-amicrogametogenesis +
                                is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during brain development
                                is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during neural plate development
                                is-amolting cycle +
                                is-amolting cycle process +
                                is-amorphogenesis of a branching structure +
                                is-amulticellular organism adhesion +
                                is-amulticellular organism growth +
                                is-amulticellular organismal development [GO:0007275] (3828 genes, 16016 annotations)
                                        part-ofabscission +
                                        part-ofappendage development +
                                        part-ofcell competition in a multicellular organism
                                        part-ofcellularization +
                                        part-ofcuticle development +
                                        part-ofdevelopment of primary sexual characteristics +
                                        part-ofdevelopment of secondary sexual characteristics +
                                        part-ofeclosion +
                                        part-ofembryo development +
                                        part-ofembryo implantation +
                                        part-offemale sex determination +
                                        part-offemale sex differentiation +
                                        part-offruit ripening +
                                        is-agametophyte development +
                                        part-ofgerm-line sex determination +
                                        part-ofhatching +
                                        part-ofmale sex determination +
                                        part-ofmale sex differentiation +
                                        part-ofmulticellular organismal aging +
                                        part-ofmycelium development +
                                        part-ofpattern specification process +
                                        part-ofpolyphenic determination +
                                        part-ofpost-embryonic development +
                                        part-ofprimary sex determination +
                                        part-ofprocesses downstream of sex determination signal +
                                        regulatesregulation of multicellular organismal development +
                                        part-ofsomatic sex determination +
                                        part-ofsystem development +
                                        part-oftube development +
                                is-amulticellular organismal homeostasis +
                                is-amulticellular organismal metabolic process +
                                is-amulticellular organismal movement +
                                is-amulticellular organismal response to stress +
                                is-amulticellular organismal signaling +
                                is-amuscle attachment +
                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of multicellular organismal process +
                                is-aneurotrophin production +
                                is-aorgan growth +
                                is-aorganism emergence from protective structure +
                                is-aossification +
                                is-aotolith tethering
                                is-apattern specification process +
                                is-apigment accumulation in tissues +
                                is-aplasma lipoprotein particle clearance +
                                is-aplasma lipoprotein particle organization +
                                is-apollen germination
                                is-apolyphenic determination +
                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of multicellular organismal process +
                                is-apost-embryonic development +
                                is-aprimary growth
                                is-aproduction of molecular mediator involved in inflammatory response +
                                is-apseudocleavage +
                                is-apupariation
                                is-apupation
                                is-aregulation of body fluid levels +
                                is-arespiratory gaseous exchange +
                                is-aresponse to dietary excess +
                                is-ascab formation
                                is-asecretion by tissue +
                                is-aseed dormancy process +
                                is-aseed germination +
                                is-asleep +
                                is-astem cell maintenance +
                                is-asystem process +
                                is-atissue migration +
                                is-atissue remodeling +
                                is-atransforming growth factor beta activation +
                                is-atropism +
                                is-avascular transport +
                                is-avibrational conductance of sound to the inner ear
                                is-avisual behavior +


Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-asingle-organism process
                        is-asingle-multicellular organism process
                                is-aadult behavior +
                                is-aage-dependent behavioral decline
                                is-abeta-amyloid clearance +
                                is-abud dormancy process
                                part-ofcell recognition +
                                is-acircadian regulation of gene expression
                                is-acircadian regulation of heart rate +
                                is-acircadian regulation of translation
                                is-acoagulation +
                                is-acytokine production +
                                is-adetermination of adult lifespan +
                                is-adigestion +
                                is-ahatching behavior
                                is-ainnervation +
                                is-akeratinization +
                                is-alarval behavior +
                                is-amegagametogenesis +
                                is-ameristem determinacy +
                                is-ameristem maintenance +
                                is-amicrogametogenesis +
                                is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during brain development
                                is-amidbrain-hindbrain boundary maturation during neural plate development
                                is-amolting cycle +
                                is-amolting cycle process +
                                is-amorphogenesis of a branching structure +
                                is-amulticellular organism adhesion +
                                is-amulticellular organism growth +
                                is-amulticellular organismal development [GO:0007275] (3828 genes, 16016 annotations)
                                        part-ofabscission +
                                        part-ofappendage development +
                                        part-ofcell competition in a multicellular organism
                                        part-ofcellularization +
                                        part-ofcuticle development +
                                        part-ofdevelopment of primary sexual characteristics +
                                        part-ofdevelopment of secondary sexual characteristics +
                                        part-ofeclosion +
                                        part-ofembryo development +
                                        part-ofembryo implantation +
                                        part-offemale sex determination +
                                        part-offemale sex differentiation +
                                        part-offruit ripening +
                                        is-agametophyte development +
                                        part-ofgerm-line sex determination +
                                        part-ofhatching +
                                        part-ofmale sex determination +
                                        part-ofmale sex differentiation +
                                        part-ofmulticellular organismal aging +
                                        part-ofmycelium development +
                                        part-ofpattern specification process +
                                        part-ofpolyphenic determination +
                                        part-ofpost-embryonic development +
                                        part-ofprimary sex determination +
                                        part-ofprocesses downstream of sex determination signal +
                                        regulatesregulation of multicellular organismal development +
                                        part-ofsomatic sex determination +
                                        part-ofsystem development +
                                        part-oftube development +
                                is-amulticellular organismal homeostasis +
                                is-amulticellular organismal metabolic process +
                                is-amulticellular organismal movement +
                                is-amulticellular organismal response to stress +
                                is-amulticellular organismal signaling +
                                is-amuscle attachment +
                                negatively-regulatesnegative regulation of multicellular organismal process +
                                is-aneurotrophin production +
                                is-aorgan growth +
                                is-aorganism emergence from protective structure +
                                is-aossification +
                                is-aotolith tethering
                                is-apattern specification process +
                                is-apigment accumulation in tissues +
                                is-aplasma lipoprotein particle clearance +
                                is-aplasma lipoprotein particle organization +
                                is-apollen germination
                                is-apolyphenic determination +
                                positively-regulatespositive regulation of multicellular organismal process +
                                is-apost-embryonic development +
                                is-aprimary growth
                                is-aproduction of molecular mediator involved in inflammatory response +
                                is-apseudocleavage +
                                is-apupariation
                                is-apupation
                                is-aregulation of body fluid levels +
                                is-arespiratory gaseous exchange +
                                is-aresponse to dietary excess +
                                is-ascab formation
                                is-asecretion by tissue +
                                is-aseed dormancy process +
                                is-aseed germination +
                                is-asleep +
                                is-astem cell maintenance +
                                is-asystem process +
                                is-atissue migration +
                                is-atissue remodeling +
                                is-atransforming growth factor beta activation +
                                is-atropism +
                                is-avascular transport +
                                is-avibrational conductance of sound to the inner ear
                                is-avisual behavior +


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