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The process, occurring above the cellular level, that is pertinent to the reproductive function of a multicellular organism. This includes the integrated processes at the level of tissues and organs. The deposition of eggs, either fertilized or not, upon a surface or into a medium, following mating. The specific actions or reactions of an organism that are associated with reproduction in a multicellular organism. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the deposition of eggs, either fertilized or not, upon a surface or into a medium. The deposition of eggs (either fertilized or not) upon a surface or into a medium such as water. The specific actions or reactions of an organism that are associated with reproduction.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: oviposition
Acc: GO:0018991
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The deposition of eggs (either fertilized or not) upon a surface or into a medium such as water.
Synonyms:
  • egg laying
  • egg-laying
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 467 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 506 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0018991 - oviposition (interactive image map)
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