mating type determination

id: GO:0007531
name: mating type determination
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Any process that establishes and transmits the specification of mating type upon an individual. Mating types are the equivalent in microorganisms of the sexes in higher organisms.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0007532regulation of transcription, mating-type specific
GO:0007533mating type switching

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0007530sex determination
GO:0045165cell fate commitment
GO:0048610cellular process involved in reproduction