GO Term : GO:0044403 symbiosis, encompassing mutualism through parasitism GO

Namespace:  biological_process Obsolete:  false
description  An interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association. Microscopic symbionts are often referred to as endosymbionts. The various forms of symbiosis include parasitism, in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms; mutualism, in which the association is advantageous, or often necessary to one or both and not harmful to either; and commensalism, in which one member of the association benefits while the other is not affected. However, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism are often not discrete categories of interactions and should rather be perceived as a continuum of interaction ranging from parasitism to mutualism. In fact, the direction of a symbiotic interaction can change during the lifetime of the symbionts due to developmental changes as well as changes in the biotic/abiotic environment in which the interaction occurs.

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4 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0051704 multi-organism process A biological process which involves another organism of the same or different species.
GO:0044419 interspecies interaction between organisms Any process in which an organism has an effect on an organism of a different species.
GO:0044403 symbiosis, encompassing mutualism through parasitism An interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association. Microscopic symbionts are often referred to as endosymbionts. The various forms of symbiosis include parasitism, in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms; mutualism, in which the association is advantageous, or often necessary to one or both and not harmful to either; and commensalism, in which one member of the association benefits while the other is not affected. However, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism are often not discrete categories of interactions and should rather be perceived as a continuum of interaction ranging from parasitism to mutualism. In fact, the direction of a symbiotic interaction can change during the lifetime of the symbionts due to developmental changes as well as changes in the biotic/abiotic environment in which the interaction occurs.

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Child Term . Identifier
part of GO:0044403 GO:0001618
part of GO:0044403 GO:0001897
regulates GO:0044403 GO:0001898
regulates GO:0044403 GO:0001899
negatively regulates GO:0044403 GO:0001899
regulates GO:0044403 GO:0001900
positively regulates GO:0044403 GO:0001900
part of GO:0044403 GO:0001907
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0006948
part of GO:0044403 GO:0006948
part of GO:0044403 GO:0008979
part of GO:0044403 GO:0009616
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0009877
part of GO:0044403 GO:0009878
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0016032
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019042
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019043
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019043
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019044
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019044
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019045
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019045
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019046
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019046
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019048
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019048
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019049
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019049
is_a GO:0044403 GO:0019050
part of GO:0044403 GO:0019050

9 Synonyms

Name Type
symbiosis synonym
symbiotic interaction synonym
host-pathogen interaction synonym
symbiotic interaction between species synonym
symbiotic interaction with other non-host organism synonym
symbiotic interaction between host and organism synonym
symbiotic interaction between organisms synonym
GO:0043298 alt_id
GO:0044404 alt_id