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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "long-day photoperiodism, flowering" (GO:0048574)
Term Name long-day photoperiodism, flowering
Term Accession GO:0048574
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (6) long-day photoperiodic control of flowering, long-day photoperiodic control of flowering time, long-day photoperiodic control of inflorescence development, response to long-day, flowering, response to short-night, flowering, short-night photoperiodism, flowering
Definition A change from the vegetative to the reproductive phase as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a period of light that exceeds the critical day length. The critical day length varies between species. Although the term is long-day is used, most species actually respond to the duration of the night, so that the response will occur when a period of darkness falls short of the number of hours defined by 24 minus the critical day length.
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