Term Name:
seed germination
Synonyms:
Definition:
The physiological and developmental changes that occur in a seed commencing with water uptake (imbibition) and terminating with the elongation of the embryonic axis.
Ontology:
GO: Biological Process [GO:0009845]
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is part of:
seedling development
has parts:
mucilage extrusion from seed coat
is a type of:
multicellular organismal process
has subtype:
seed germination on parent plant
negatively regulated by:
negative regulation of seed germination
positively regulated by:
positive regulation of seed germination
regulated by:
regulation of seed germination