id | GO:0007637   Detailed information |
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  name | proboscis extension reflex |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The extension, through direct muscle actions, of the proboscis (the trunk-like extension of the mouthparts on the adult external head) in response to a sugar stimulus." [FB:FBrf0044924, GOC:jid] |
  synonym | "behavioral response to sugar stimulus, proboscis extension" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "proboscis extension in response to sugar stimulus" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0007635 ! chemosensory behavior |
  is_a | GO:0051780 ! behavioral response to nutrient |
  is_a | GO:0060004 ! reflex |
  DPGLEAN03402
  DPGLEAN10888
  DPGLEAN18693
  DPGLEAN22478