FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term light absorption ID (Ontology) GO:0016037 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The reception of a photon by a cell.
Also Known As "absorption of light"
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  biological_process
   |__cellular process
       |__light absorption  2 rec.
           |__absorption of UV light 1 rec.
           |__absorption of visible light 1 rec.
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Is a cellular process
Part of detection of light stimulus
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