Phenotype ontology term - FYPO:0000377 - increased frequency of apoptosis
Term summary
- ID
- FYPO:0000377
- Name
- increased frequency of apoptosis
- Ontology or CV name
- Phenotype
- Definition
- 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.
Annotation
Single locus phenotype
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