Term: eye detection of light stimulus involved in sensory perception
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Name: eye
Synonyms: eyes
Definition: Cavitated compound organ that consists of the neural retina, lens, cornea and iris and is the sensory apparatus of the visual system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000107]
Name: detection of light stimulus involved in sensory perception
Synonyms: sensory detection of light stimulus, sensory detection of light stimulus during sensory perception, sensory perception, sensory detection of light stimulus, sensory perception, sensory transduction of light stimulus, sensory transduction of light stimulus, sensory transduction of light stimulus during sensory perception
Definition: The series of events in which a light stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal as part of the sensory perception of light.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050962]    QuickGO    AmiGO