hypotonic response
id: GO:0006971
name: hypotonic response
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a hypotonic environment, i.e. an environment with a lower concentration of solutes than the organism or cell.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0042539 | hypotonic salinity response |
GO:0071476 | cellular hypotonic response |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006970 | response to osmotic stress |