Term Information

Accession
GO:0071982
Name
maintenance of diapause
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The dormancy process that results an organism remaining in diapause. Diapause is a neurohormonally mediated, dynamic state of low metabolic activity. Associated characteristics of this form of dormancy include reduced morphogenesis, increased resistance to environmental extremes, and altered or reduced behavioral activity. Full expression develops in a species-specific manner, usually in response to a number of environmental stimuli that precede unfavorable conditions. Once diapause has begun, metabolic activity is suppressed even if conditions favorable for development prevail. Once initiated, only certain stimuli are capable of releasing the organism from this state, and this characteristic is essential in distinguishing diapause from hibernation. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0071982 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of maintenance of diapause (GO:0071982)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
maintenance of diapause [is_a relation] is_a  dormancy process (GO:0022611)
Children of maintenance of diapause (GO:0071982)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
maintenance of reproductive diapause (GO:0071984) [is_a relation] is_a  maintenance of diapause
maintenance of dauer (GO:0043055) [is_a relation] is_a  maintenance of diapause
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