metabolic process biosynthetic process https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/28932 2012-10-17T15:52:18Z synthesis biosynthesis GO:0044274 multicellular organismal biosynthetic process A cellular process consisting of the biochemical pathways by which a living organism synthesizes chemical substances. This typically represents the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones. GO:0009058 biological_process Wikipedia:Anabolism single-organism biosynthetic process anabolism jl GO:0044711 formation