myoblast fusion
id: GO:0007520
name: myoblast fusion
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A process in which non-proliferating myoblasts fuse to existing fibers or to myotubes to form new fibers. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0014905 | myoblast fusion involved in skeletal muscle regeneration |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000768 | syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion |
