Term Information

Accession
GO:0042811
Name
pheromone biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
pheromone anabolism, pheromone biosynthesis, pheromone formation, pheromone synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of pheromones, a substance that is secreted and released by an organism and detected by a second organism of the same or a closely related species, in which it causes a specific reaction, such as a definite behavioral reaction or a developmental process. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of pheromone biosynthetic process (GO:0042811)
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pheromone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  hormone biosynthetic process (GO:0042446)
pheromone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  secondary metabolite biosynthetic process (GO:0044550)
pheromone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular biosynthetic process (GO:0044249)
pheromone biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  pheromone metabolic process (GO:0042810)

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