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E.g., flower or TO:0000303.
E.g., d1 or waxy.

expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "photoperiodism, flowering" (GO:0048573)
Term Name photoperiodism, flowering
Term Accession GO:0048573
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (5) photoperiodic control of flowering time, photoperiodic control of inflorescence development, response to day length, flowering, response to night length, flowering, response to photoperiod, flowering
Definition A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light or dark of a given length. The length of the period of light or dark required to initiate the change is set relative to a particular duration known as the 'critical day length'. The critical day length varies between species.
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