phototransduction, visible light

Term ID

GO:0007603

Synonyms

• visual cascade
• visual transduction

Definition

The sequence of reactions within a cell required to convert absorbed photons from visible light 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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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