Term Name: | carotenoid transport |
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Definition: | The directed movement of carotenoids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Carotenoids are tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0046867] QuickGO AmiGO |