progesterone biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006701
name: progesterone biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of progesterone, a steroid hormone produced in the ovary which prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Also found in plants.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006700 | C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process |
| GO:0042448 | progesterone metabolic process |
