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Accession
GO:0035640
Name
exploration behavior
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
exploration behaviour, exploratory behavior, exploratory behaviour, open-field behavior
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The specific behavior of an organism in response to a novel environment or stimulus. Source: GOC:BHF, GOC:pr, PMID:9767169, PMID:11682103
Comment
For changes in locomotory behavior upon introduction to a novel environment, consider instead the child term: locomotory exploration behavior ; GO:0035641.
History
See term history for GO:0035640 at QuickGO
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Parents of exploration behavior (GO:0035640)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
exploration behavior [is_a relation] is_a  behavior (GO:0007610)
Children of exploration behavior (GO:0035640)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
locomotory exploration behavior (GO:0035641) [is_a relation] is_a  exploration behavior
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