Human Gene Set: GOBP_SYNCYTIUM_FORMATION

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOBP_SYNCYTIUM_FORMATION

Standard name GOBP_SYNCYTIUM_FORMATION
Systematic name M16681
Brief description The formation of a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed within a single plasma membrane. Syncytia are normally derived from single cells that fuse or fail to complete cell division. [ISBN:0198506732]
Full description or abstract  
Collection C5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:BP: GO Biological Process
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0006949
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0006949
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Source species Homo sapiens
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
Source platform or
identifier namespace		 Human_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2025.1.Hs: Updated to GO Release 2025-03-16.


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