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GO: Biological Process

galactose transmembrane transport

Term ID
GO:0015757
Synonyms
  • galactose transport
Definition
The process in which galactose is transported across a lipid bilayer, from one side of a membrane to the other. D-galactose is widely distributed in combined form in plants, animals and microorganisms as a constituent of oligo- and polysaccharides; it also occurs in galactolipids and as its glucoside in lactose and melibiose.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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