Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cell growth

Term ID
GO:0016049
Synonyms
  • cell expansion
  • cellular growth
  • growth of cell
  • metabolic process resulting in cell growth
  • metabolism resulting in cell growth
  • non-developmental cell growth
  • non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism
Definition
The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size over time by accretion and biosynthetic production of matter similar to that already present.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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