| id | GO:0006694 Detailed information
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| name | steroid biosynthetic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus; includes de novo formation and steroid interconversion by modification." [GOC:go_curators]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "steroid anabolism" EXACT []
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| synonym | "steroid biosynthesis" EXACT []
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| synonym | "steroid formation" EXACT []
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| synonym | "steroid synthesis" EXACT []
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| synonym | "steroidogenesis" EXACT []
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| xref | Wikipedia:Steroid_metabolisms#Steroid_biosynthesis
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| is_a | GO:0008202 ! steroid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0008610 ! lipid biosynthetic process
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