| id | GO:0000768 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The formation of a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei enclosed within a single plasma membrane, by the fusion of the plasma membranes of two or more individual cells." [GOC:mtg_muscle, GOC:tb] |
| synonym | "cell fusion" BROAD [] |
| synonym | "cell-cell fusion" EXACT [] |
| is_a | GO:0006949 ! syncytium formation |
| relationship | has_part GO:0045026 ! plasma membrane fusion |