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Current Release: PANTHER 19.0 | 15,683 family phylogenetic trees | 144 species | News
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PANTHER Class Information

Name:	photosynthesis
Definition:	The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide (CO2) using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds.
Class ID:	GO:0015979
Parent Lineages:	biological_process> metabolic process> cellular metabolic process> photosynthesis biological_process> cellular process> cellular metabolic process> photosynthesis
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Number Subfamilies/Families:	94