GO_term: GO:0006633   

GO:0006633	Definition	The formation from simpler components of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes.
	Term	fatty acid biosynthesis
	Type	Biological_process
	Child	Instance (9)
		Component	GO:0042304
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0006631
			GO:0008610
			GO:0046394
	Attributes_of	Motif (20)
		Gene (14)
		CDS (16)
		Index	Ancestor	GO:0000368
				GO:0000370
				GO:0001516
				GO:0003673
				GO:0006082
				GO:0006571
				GO:0006588
				GO:0006629
				GO:0006631
				GO:0008150
				GO:0007253
				GO:0030608
				GO:0042140
				GO:0042776
				GO:0007554
				GO:0045998
				GO:0007564
				GO:0045801
				GO:0045971
				GO:0007582
				GO:0008152
				GO:0019293
				GO:0019458
				GO:0019453
				GO:0019454
				GO:0009058
				GO:0019347
				GO:0006755
				GO:0019358
				GO:0008610
				GO:0006633
				GO:0016053
				GO:0046394
				GO:0018228
				GO:0046319
				GO:0006692
				GO:0046457
				GO:0019371
				GO:0045828
				GO:0016095
				GO:0019408
				GO:0019743
				GO:0019752
				GO:0009987
				GO:0050875
				GO:0044237
				GO:0044249
				GO:0031196
				GO:0043148
				GO:0051574
				GO:0044255
				GO:0043440
				GO:0043442
				GO:0046342
				GO:0046477
				GO:0006680
				GO:0045756
				GO:0007556
				GO:0045952
				GO:0045146
				GO:0045147
				GO:0031392
				GO:0031394
				GO:0042364
				GO:0042819
				GO:0008615
				GO:0019357
				GO:0019356
				GO:0044238
			Descendent (27)

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