FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

detection of visible light

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009584 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The series of events in which a visible light stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. A visible light stimulus is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived visually by an organism; for organisms lacking a visual system, this can be defined as light with a wavelength within the range 380 to 780 nm.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
detection of visible light (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| detection of visible light

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

response to light stimulus______
detection of external stimulus__|
detection of abiotic stimulus___|
                                detection of light stimulus
                                 |__detection of visible light  30 rec.
                                     |__phototransduction, visible light 29 rec.
                                         |__G protein-coupled opsin signaling pathway(+) 23 rec.

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Is a	detection of light stimulus
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"perception of visible light" RELATED
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