Category:GO:0006701 ! progesterone biosynthetic process

id: GO:0006701

name: progesterone biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of progesterone, a steroid hormone produced in the ovary which prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Also found in plants." [GOC:jl, PMID:14613534]
synonym: "progesterone anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "progesterone biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "progesterone formation" EXACT []
synonym: "progesterone synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006700 ! C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0042181 ! ketone biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0042448 ! progesterone metabolic process
is_a: GO:0120255 ! olefinic compound biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0006701</GOterm>
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