detection of visible light

Term ID

GO:0009584

Synonyms

• perception of visible light

Definition

The series of events in which a visible light stimulus is received by a cell and converted 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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