positive regulation of biological process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0048518

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of a biological process. Biological processes are regulated by many means; examples include the control of gene expression, protein modification or interaction with a protein or substrate molecule. [ GOC:jid ]

Synonyms: upregulation of biological process, positive regulation of physiological process, up-regulation of biological process, up regulation of biological process

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gocheck_do_not_annotate

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GO:0043119

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stimulation of biological process, activation of biological process

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biological_process

GO:0048518

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biological regulation and positively regulates some biological_process

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regulation of biological process
positively regulates some biological_process