carotenoid biosynthetic process
carotenoid anabolism
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carotenoid biosynthesis
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carotenoid formation
exact
carotenoid synthesis
exact
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
GO:0016109
tetraterpenoid biosynthetic process
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GO:0016116
carotenoid metabolic process
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GO:0046148
pigment biosynthetic process
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