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GO: Biological Process

cell growth mode switching, budding to filamentous

Term ID
GO:0036187
Synonyms
  • yeast to hyphal transition
Definition
The process in which a cell switches from growing as a round budding cell to growing as a filament (elongated cells attached end-to-end). An example of this is the yeast-hyphal transition of Candida albicans.
References
Ontology
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Phenotype
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