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Accession
GO:0009399
Name
nitrogen fixation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds useful for other chemical processes, such as ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide. Source: Wikipedia:Nitrogen_fixation
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History
See term history for GO:0009399 at QuickGO
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Parents of nitrogen fixation (GO:0009399)
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nitrogen fixation [is_a relation] is_a  nitrogen cycle metabolic process (GO:0071941)

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MetaCyc
N2FIX-PWY
Wikipedia
Nitrogen_fixation