response to mechanical stimulus

Term ID

GO:0009612

Synonyms

chemi-mechanical coupling
mechanical stimulus response

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a mechanical stimulus.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: mechanosensory behavior

mechanosensory behavior Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: response to abiotic stimulus response to external stimulus

response to abiotic stimulus response to external stimulus Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: cellular response to mechanical stimulus detection of mechanical stimulus response to auditory stimulus response to muscle stretch response to ultrasound ... Show All 6 Terms

cellular response to mechanical stimulus detection of mechanical stimulus response to auditory stimulus response to muscle stretch response to ultrasound thigmotropism Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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