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AmiGO 2: Term Details for "sleep" (GO:0030431)

  • ️Gene Ontology Consortium
  • ️Sat Feb 08 2025
Accession
GO:0030431
Name
sleep
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
diapause, dormancy, lethargus
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a periodic, readily reversible state of reduced awareness and metabolic activity. Usually accompanied by physical relaxation, the onset of sleep in humans and other mammals is marked by a change in the electrical activity of the brain. Source: ISBN:0192800981
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0030431 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_pir
Link to all genes and gene products annotated to sleep (excluding "regulates").
Link to all direct and indirect annotations to sleep (excluding "regulates").
Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for sleep (excluding "regulates").