obsolete induction by organism of symbiont apoptosis true GO:0052387 biological_process This term was made obsolete because it does not represent a real biological process. OBSOLETE. Any process by which an organism activates programmed cell death in the symbiont, where programmed cell death proceeds by apoptosis. The symbiont is defined as the smaller of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction. induction by organism of symbiont apoptotic programmed cell death induction by organism of symbiont apoptosis activation by organism of symbiont apoptotic programmed cell death activation by organism of symbiont apoptosis