id | GO:0016126   Detailed information
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  name | sterol biosynthetic process
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  namespace | biological_process
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  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of sterols, steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule." [GOC:go_curators]
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  subset | gosubset_prok
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  synonym | "sterol anabolism" EXACT []
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  synonym | "sterol biosynthesis" EXACT []
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  synonym | "sterol formation" EXACT []
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  synonym | "sterol synthesis" EXACT []
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  xref | MetaCyc:PWY-2541
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  is_a | GO:0006694 ! steroid biosynthetic process
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  is_a | GO:0016125 ! sterol metabolic process
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