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The elimination by an organism of the waste products that arise as a result of metabolic activity. These products include water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogenous compounds. The expulsion of feces from the rectum. A multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. An organ system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a biological objective. The controlled release of a substance by a cell, a group of cells, or a tissue.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: defecation
Acc: GO:0030421
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The expulsion of feces from the rectum.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 39 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 39 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0030421 - defecation (interactive image map)
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