detection of UV
id: GO:0009589
name: detection of UV
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The series of events in which an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007604 | phototransduction, UV |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009411 | response to UV |
| GO:0009583 | detection of light stimulus |
