phototransduction, visible light

id: GO:0007603
name: phototransduction, visible light
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The sequence of reactions within a cell required to convert absorbed photons from visible light into a molecular signal. A visible light stimulus is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived visually by an organism; for organisms lacking a visual system, this can be defined as light with a wavelength within the range 380 to 780 nm.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0009586rhodopsin mediated phototransduction

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0007602phototransduction
GO:0009584detection of visible light