GO_term: GO:0006915   

GO:0006915	Definition	A form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases, whose actions dismantle the cell and result in cell death. Apoptosis begins internally with condensation and subsequent fragmentation of the cell nucleus (blebbing) while the plasma membrane remains intact. Other characteristics of apoptosis include DNA fragmentation and the exposition of phosphatidylserine.
	Term	apoptosis
	Type	Biological_process
	Child	Instance (9)
		Component	GO:0006916
			GO:0008632
			GO:0006917
			GO:0042981
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0012501
	Attributes_of	Motif (11)
		Gene (14)
		CDS (12)
		Index (2)

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