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The increase in size or mass of an organism occurring when the organism is in a symbiotic interaction. The increase in size or mass of an organism occurring on or near the exterior of a second organism, where the two organisms are in a symbiotic interaction. The increase in size or mass of an entire organism, a part of an organism or a cell. The increase in size or mass of an organism occurring on or near the exterior of its symbiont organism. The symbiont is defined as the smaller of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. An interaction between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association. The term host is usually used for the larger (macro) of the two members of a symbiosis. The smaller (micro) member is called the symbiont organism. Microscopic symbionts are often referred to as endosymbionts. The various forms of symbiosis include parasitism, in which the association is disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms; mutualism, in which the association is advantageous, or often necessary to one or both and not harmful to either; and commensalism, in which one member of the association benefits while the other is not affected. However, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism are often not discrete categories of interactions and should rather be perceived as a continuum of interaction ranging from parasitism to mutualism. In fact, the direction of a symbiotic interaction can change during the lifetime of the symbionts due to developmental changes as well as changes in the biotic/abiotic environment in which the interaction occurs.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: growth on or near surface of other organism during symbiotic interaction
Acc: GO:0044153
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The increase in size or mass of an organism occurring on or near the exterior of a second organism, where the two organisms are in a symbiotic interaction.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0044153 - growth on or near surface of other organism during symbiotic interaction (interactive image map)
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