fruit ripening

Term ID

GO:0009835

Synonyms

fruit maturation
fruit senescence

Definition

An developmental maturation process that has as participant a fruit. Ripening causes changes in one or more characteristics of a fruit (color, aroma, flavor, texture, hardness, cell wall structure) and may make it more attractive to animals and aid in seed dispersal.

References

Wikipedia:Ripening

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is part of: fruit development

fruit development Show first 5 Terms
has parts: cell wall modification involved in fruit ripening

cell wall modification involved in fruit ripening Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: anatomical structure maturation

anatomical structure maturation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: fruit ripening, climacteric fruit ripening, non-climacteric

fruit ripening, climacteric fruit ripening, non-climacteric Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

Citations