Term Information

Accession
GO:0007343
Name
egg activation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm. Source: GOC:bf, PMID:9630751
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0007343 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of egg activation (GO:0007343)
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egg activation [is_a relation] is_a  cell activation (GO:0001775)
egg activation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  single fertilization (GO:0007338)
egg activation [is_a relation] is_a  reproductive process (GO:0022414)
Children of egg activation (GO:0007343)
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prevention of polyspermy (GO:0060468) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  egg activation
activation of meiosis involved in egg activation (GO:0060466) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  egg activation
positive regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration involved in egg activation (GO:0060470) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  egg activation
Wikipedia
Egg_activation