Category:GO:0045456 ! ecdysteroid biosynthetic process

id: GO:0045456

name: ecdysteroid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ecdysteroids, a group of polyhydroxylated ketosteroids which initiate post-embryonic development." [GOC:go_curators]
synonym: "ecdysteroid anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "ecdysteroid biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "ecdysteroid formation" EXACT []
synonym: "ecdysteroid synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006694 ! steroid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0042181 ! ketone biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0042446 ! hormone biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0045455 ! ecdysteroid metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0045456</GOterm>
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