Mouse Gene Set: GOBP_PHENOTYPIC_SWITCHING

For the Human gene set with the same name, see GOBP_PHENOTYPIC_SWITCHING

Standard name GOBP_PHENOTYPIC_SWITCHING
Systematic name MM7247
Brief description A reversible switch of a cell from one cell type or form to another, at a frequency above the expected frequency for somatic mutations. Phenotypic switching involves changes in cell morphology and altered gene expression patterns. For example, Candida albicans switches from white cells to opaque cells for sexual mating. Phenotypic switching also occurs in multicellular organisms; smooth muscle cells (SMCs) exhibit phenotypic transitions to allow rapid adaption to fluctuating environmental cues. [GOC:bf, GOC:di, PMID:12443899, PMID:22406749, PMID:8456504, Wikipedia:Phenotypic_switching]
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Collection M5: Ontology
      GO: Gene Ontology
            GO:BP: GO Biological Process
Source publication  
Exact source GO:0036166
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External links http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0036166
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Source species Mus musculus
Contributed by Gene Ontology (Gene Ontology Consortium)
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identifier namespace		 Mouse_NCBI_Gene_ID
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Version history 2026.1.Mm: Updated to GO Release 2025-10-10.


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