Phenotype: reactive oxygen species metabolic process process quality, abnormal
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Name: reactive oxygen species metabolic process
Synonyms: reactive oxygen species metabolism, ROS metabolic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a reactive oxygen species, any molecules or ions formed by the incomplete one-electron reduction of oxygen. They contribute to the microbicidal activity of phagocytes, regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, and the oxidative damage to biopolymers.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0072593]    QuickGO    AmiGO
Name: process quality
Synonyms: quality of a process, quality of occurrent, quality of process, relational quality of occurrent
Definition: A quality which inheres in an process.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001236]