FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

response to blue light

ID (Ontology)

GO:0009637 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a blue light stimulus. Blue light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of between 440 and 500nm.

Also Known As

"blue light response" ; "blue-light response" ; "response to blue light stimulus"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
response to blue light (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| response to blue light

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  response to radiation
   |__response to light stimulus
       |__response to blue light  2 rec.
           |__cellular response to blue light 1 rec.
           |   |__blue light signaling pathway 1 rec.
           |__phototropism
           |__response to high fluence blue light stimulus by blue high-fluence system
           |__response to low fluence blue light stimulus by blue low-fluence system
           |__response to photoperiod, blue light 1 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	response to light stimulus
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"blue light response" EXACT "blue-light response" EXACT "response to blue light stimulus" EXACT
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