Term Information

Accession
GO:0016037
Name
light absorption
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
absorption of light
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The reception of a photon by a cell. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0016037 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of light absorption (GO:0016037)
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light absorption [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  detection of light stimulus (GO:0009583)
light absorption [is_a relation] is_a  cellular process (GO:0009987)
Children of light absorption (GO:0016037)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
absorption of visible light (GO:0016038) [is_a relation] is_a  light absorption
absorption of UV light (GO:0016039) [is_a relation] is_a  light absorption
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