Term Information

Accession
GO:0098509
Name
sensory perception of humidity
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
hygrosensory perception
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The series of events required for an organism to detect some level of humidity in its environment, convert this detection into a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. This is a neurological process. Source: PMID:18269908, PMID:8650222
Comment
Note, this is not classified under 'detection of chemical stimulus' as there are various potential mechanisms of hygroperception including detection of mechanical stimulus.
History
See term history for GO:0098509 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of sensory perception of humidity (GO:0098509)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
sensory perception of humidity [is_a relation] is_a  sensory perception (GO:0007600)
Children of sensory perception of humidity (GO:0098509)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
sensory perception of high humidity (GO:0098510) [is_a relation] is_a  sensory perception of humidity
detection of humidity stimulus involved in sensory perception (GO:0098512) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  sensory perception of humidity
sensory perception of low humidity (GO:0098511) [is_a relation] is_a  sensory perception of humidity
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