Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
photoperiodism
- Term ID
- GO:0009648
- Synonyms
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- 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)
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes