Term Name: detection of light stimulus
Synonyms: detection of light, perception of light
Definition: The series of events in which a light stimulus (in the form of photons) is received and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009583]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: light absorption light transducer activity
is a type of: detection of abiotic stimulus detection of external stimulus response to light stimulus
has subtype: detection of light stimulus involved in magnetoreception detection of light stimulus involved in sensory perception detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception detection of UV detection of visible light phototransduction