FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

phototaxis

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042331 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to light.[ ISBN:0192800981 ]

Also Known As

"phototactic behavior" ; "phototactic behaviour" ; "taxis in response to light"

Comment

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Annotations

Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
phototaxis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| phototaxis
NOT \| involved_in \| phototaxis

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

response to radiation
 |__response to light stimulus__
taxis                           |
 |__energy taxis________________|
                                phototaxis  29 rec.
                                 |__negative phototaxis 5 rec.
                                 |__positive phototaxis 3 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	response to light stimulus energy taxis
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"phototactic behavior" EXACT "phototactic behaviour" EXACT "taxis in response to light" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Wikipedia:Phototaxis