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WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0009057

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GO:0009057Namemacromolecule catabolic process
DefinitionThe chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.
Alt_idGO:0043285
GO:0044266
SynonymExactbiopolymer catabolic process
macromolecule breakdown
macromolecule catabolism
macromolecule degradation
Narrowmulticellular organismal macromolecule catabolic process
Relatedcellular macromolecule catabolic process
cellular macromolecule catabolism
cellular macromolecule degradation
StatusValid
TypeBiological_process
ChildInstance (11)
ParentInstance_ofGO:0043170
GO:1901575
Attributes_ofIndexAncestorGO:0008150
GO:0008152
GO:0009056
GO:0043170
GO:0071704
GO:1901575
Descendant (217)
GO_annotation00085021
VersionGene Ontology releases/2023-11-15