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]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
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