Term Information

Accession
GO:0018991
Name
egg-laying behavior
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
oviposition, post-mating oviposition, egg laying, egg-laying
Alternate IDs
GO:0060403
Definition
A reproductive behavior that results in the deposition of eggs (either fertilized or not) upon a surface or into a medium such as water. Source: GOC:ems, PMID:18050396, PMID:31164023
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0018991 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of egg-laying behavior (GO:0018991)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
egg-laying behavior [is_a relation] is_a  reproductive behavior (GO:0019098)
Children of egg-laying behavior (GO:0018991)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
positive regulation of egg-laying behavior (GO:1901046) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  egg-laying behavior
regulation of egg-laying behavior (GO:0046662) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  egg-laying behavior
negative regulation of egg-laying behavior (GO:1901045) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  egg-laying behavior
Wikipedia
Oviposition