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Accession
GO:0009589
Name
detection of UV
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
detection of UV light stimulus, detection of UV radiation stimulus, detection of ultraviolet light stimulus, detection of ultraviolet radiation stimulus, perception of UV
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The series of events in which an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:go_curators, GOC:dos, GOC:hb
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History
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Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of detection of UV (GO:0009589)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
detection of UV [is_a relation] is_a  detection of light stimulus (GO:0009583)
detection of UV [is_a relation] is_a  response to UV (GO:0009411)
Children of detection of UV (GO:0009589)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
phototransduction, UV (GO:0007604) [is_a relation] is_a  detection of UV
UV sensitive photoreceptor cell (CL:0000494) [RO:0002215 relation] RO:0002215  detection of UV
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