Term Name:	ornithine biosynthetic process
Synonyms:	ornithine anabolism, ornithine biosynthesis, ornithine formation, ornithine synthesis
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006592]    QuickGO    AmiGO