cholesterol biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.
GO:0008203
cholesterol metabolic process
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GO:0016126
sterol biosynthetic process
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GO:1902653
secondary alcohol biosynthetic process
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cholesterol anabolism
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cholesterol biosynthesis
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cholesterol formation
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cholesterol synthesis
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