magnetoreception by sensory perception of mechanical stimulus
id: GO:0050979
name: magnetoreception by sensory perception of mechanical stimulus
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The series of events required for an organism to receive a mechanical stimulus relating to a magnetic field, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. A magnetic field exerts a torque on a ferromagnetic material (e.g. magnetite) or on a material with diamagnetic anisotropy; organisms that can detect this torque can use it to determine the orientation of the magnetic field.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0050954 | sensory perception of mechanical stimulus |
GO:0050958 | magnetoreception |