[DEPRECATED] Gene Ontology / Ontology requests / #9403 syngamy

#9403 syngamy

Status: closed-accepted

Priority: 5

Updated: 2012-07-11

Created: 2012-04-30

Private: No

Request: Add "syngamy" as a synonym of the existing GO biological process term fertilization (GO:0009566)

Syngamy is defined as "The process of union of two gametes to form a zygote. It involves both plasmogamy and karyogamy. Also known as fertilization"

This is commonly used in the scientific literature.

Discussion

Jane Lomax - 2012-05-01

assigned_to: nobody --> jl242
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Jane Lomax - 2012-07-11

status: open --> closed-accepted
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Jane Lomax - 2012-07-11

Added "syngamy" as a synonym of fertilization (GO:0009566).

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