id | GO:0009314   Detailed information |
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  name | response to radiation |
  namespace | biological_process |
  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] |
  comment | Note that 'radiation' refers to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength. |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  is_a | GO:0009628 ! response to abiotic stimulus |