Term Information

Accession
GO:0009589
Name
detection of UV
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
detection of UV light stimulus, detection of UV radiation stimulus, detection of ultraviolet light stimulus, detection of ultraviolet radiation stimulus, perception of UV
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The series of events in which an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:go_curators, GOC:dos, GOC:hb
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0009589 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of detection of UV (GO:0009589)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
detection of UV [is_a relation] is_a  detection of light stimulus (GO:0009583)
detection of UV [is_a relation] is_a  response to UV (GO:0009411)
Children of detection of UV (GO:0009589)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
phototransduction, UV (GO:0007604) [is_a relation] is_a  detection of UV
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