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Category:GO:0009835 ! fruit ripening
name: fruit ripening
namespace: biological_process
def: "An developmental maturation process that has as participant a fruit. Ripening causes changes in one or more characteristics of a fruit (color, aroma, flavor, texture, hardness, cell wall structure) and may make it more attractive to animals and aid in seed dispersal." [GOC:lr]
subset: goslim_plant
synonym: "fruit maturation" RELATED [GOC:PO_curators]
synonym: "fruit senescence" RELATED [GOC:PO_curators]
xref: Wikipedia:Ripening
is_a: GO:0003006 ! developmental process involved in reproduction
is_a: GO:0071695 ! anatomical structure maturation
relationship: part_of: GO:0010154 ! fruit development
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<GOterm>GO:0009835</GOterm>
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