| id | GO:0009314 Detailed information
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| name | response to radiation
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an electromagnetic radiation stimulus. Electromagnetic radiation is a propagating wave in space with electric and magnetic components. These components oscillate at right angles to each other and to the direction of propagation." [GOC:jl, Wikipedia:Electromagnetic_radiation]
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| comment | Note that 'radiation' refers to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| synonym | "response to electromagnetic radiation stimulus" EXACT []
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| synonym | "response to radiation stimulus" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0009628 ! response to abiotic stimulus
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