OBO ID: GO:0009648
Term Name: photoperiodism Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • response to day length
  • response to night length
  • response to photoperiod
Definition: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light or dark of a given length, measured relative to a particular duration known as the 'critical day length'. The critical day length varies between species. (3)
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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