increased frequency of apoptosis
A cell population phenotype in which the frequency of occurrence of apoptosis is increased. Apoptosis is a form of cell death characterized by rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies.
FYPO:0000003
cell population phenotype
is_a
FYPO:0001985
abnormal phenotype
is_a
apoptosis: increased
related
increased apoptosis
exact
increased apoptotic frequency
exact