obsolete aging https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/24930 true SNOMEDCT:248280005 ageing OMIM:502000 GO:0016280 MESH:D000375 NCIt:C16269 OBSOLETE. A developmental process that is a deterioration and loss of function over time. Aging includes loss of functions such as resistance to disease, homeostasis, and fertility, as well as wear and tear. Aging includes cellular senescence, but is more inclusive. May precede death and may succeed developmental maturation (GO:0021700). biological_process The reason for obsoletion is that it is not a normal, genetically encoded biolgical program, but a phenotype resulting from cellular malfunctions that accumulate over time, including oxidative damage, etc. GO:0007568