| id | GO:0006633 Detailed information
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| name | fatty acid biosynthetic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| alt_id | GO:0000037
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a fatty acid, any of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that can be liberated by hydrolysis from naturally occurring fats and oils. Fatty acids are predominantly straight-chain acids of 4 to 24 carbon atoms, which may be saturated or unsaturated; branched fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids also occur, and very long chain acids of over 30 carbons are found in waxes." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198506732]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| is_a | GO:0006631 ! fatty acid metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0008610 ! lipid biosynthetic process
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| is_a | GO:0046394 ! carboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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