detection of light stimulus
id: GO:0009583
name: detection of light stimulus
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The series of events in which a light stimulus (in the form of photons) is received and converted into a molecular signal.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0007602 | phototransduction |
GO:0009584 | detection of visible light |
GO:0009589 | detection of UV |
GO:0050962 | detection of light stimulus involved in sensory perception |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0009416 | response to light stimulus |
GO:0009581 | detection of external stimulus |
GO:0009582 | detection of abiotic stimulus |