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GO term:locomotory behavior
Synonym: behavior via locomotion
Synonym: locomotion in response to stimulus
Synonym: locomotory behavioral response to stimulus
Synonym: locomotory behaviour
Synonym: locomotory behavioural response to stimulus
GO id:GO:0007626
Definition:The specific movement from place to place of an organism in response to external or internal stimuli. Locomotion of a whole organism in a manner dependent upon some combination of that organism's internal state and external conditions.
Number of paths to term: 1

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Gene_Ontology
        is-abiological_process
                is-aresponse to stimulus
                        is-abehavior
                                is-asingle-organism behavior
                                        is-aadult behavior +
                                        is-abehavioral fear response +
                                        is-abehavioral response to pain +
                                        is-abehavioral response to water deprivation
                                        is-abehavioral response to wounding
                                        is-achemosensory behavior +
                                        is-acrying behavior
                                        is-aexploration behavior +
                                        is-aforaging behavior +
                                        is-ageneral adaptation syndrome, behavioral process
                                        is-agrooming behavior +
                                        is-ahatching behavior
                                        is-ahost-seeking behavior +
                                        is-alarval behavior +
                                        is-alearning or memory +
                                        is-alocomotory behavior [GO:0007626] (182 genes, 224 annotations)
                                                is-aadult locomotory behavior +
                                                is-achemotaxis in environment of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction +
                                                is-alarval locomotory behavior +
                                                part-oflocomotion involved in locomotory behavior +
                                                is-alocomotor rhythm
                                                is-alocomotory exploration behavior
                                                is-aswimming behavior
                                                is-aturning behavior +
                                        is-amechanosensory behavior +
                                        is-apsychomotor behavior
                                        is-arhythmic behavior +
                                        is-asingle-organism reproductive behavior +


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last database update
05/22/2013
MGI 5.13
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