FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term electroception ID (Ontology) GO:0050956 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The series of events required for an organism to receive an electrical stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Many fish possess an electroception sense; for example, the electric eel uses low voltage pulses of electricity for navigation and prey location.[ PubMed:10210663 ]
Also Known As "electroception sense" ; "electroceptive sense"
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Wikipedia:Electroreception