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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "photoperiodism" (GO:0009648)
Term Name photoperiodism
Term Accession GO:0009648
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (3) response to day length, response to night length, response to photoperiod
Definition 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.
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