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Category:GO:0016126 ! sterol biosynthetic process
name: sterol biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "sterol anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "sterol biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "sterol formation" EXACT []
synonym: "sterol synthesis" EXACT []
xref: MetaCyc:PWY-2541
is_a: GO:0006694 ! steroid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0016125 ! sterol metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901617 ! organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process
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<GOterm>GO:0016126</GOterm>
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