| id | GO:0016117 Detailed information
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| name | carotenoid biosynthetic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail." [GOC:go_curators]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "carotenoid anabolism" EXACT []
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| synonym | "carotenoid biosynthesis" EXACT []
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| synonym | "carotenoid formation" EXACT []
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| synonym | "carotenoid synthesis" EXACT []
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| xref | MetaCyc:CAROTENOID-PWY
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| is_a | GO:0016109 ! tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process
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| is_a | GO:0016116 ! carotenoid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0046148 ! pigment biosynthetic process
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