| id | GO:0009648 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | photoperiodism |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "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." [GOC:jid, GOC:pj, ISBN:0582015952, ISBN:0697037754, ISBN:0709408862] |
| synonym | "response to day length" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "response to night length" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "response to photoperiod" EXACT [] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Photoperiodism |
| is_a | GO:0009416 ! response to light stimulus |