cell growth

Term ID

GO:0016049

Synonyms

• cell expansion
• cellular growth
• growth of cell
• metabolic process resulting in cell growth
• metabolism resulting in cell growth
• non-developmental cell growth
• non-developmental growth of a unicellular organism

Definition

The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size over time by accretion and biosynthetic production of matter similar to that already present.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO