Term Name: membrane fusion
Synonyms: cellular membrane fusion, single-organism membrane fusion
Definition: The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0061025]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: GTPase-dependent fusogenic activity SNAP receptor activity
is a type of: membrane organization
has subtype: fusion of virus membrane with host plasma membrane membrane fusion involved in acrosome reaction organelle membrane fusion plasma membrane fusion