| Term: | unfertilized egg unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | unfertilized egg |
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| Synonyms: | activated oocyte |
| Definition: | A female gamete where meiosis has progressed to metaphase II and is able to participate in fertilization. In zebrafish specified to be outside the body. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001570] |
| Name: | unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process |
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| Synonyms: | fatty acid desaturation, polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis, unsaturated fatty acid formation, unsaturated fatty acid synthesis |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an unsaturated fatty acid, any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds between carbon atoms. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006636] QuickGO AmiGO |