Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
photoperiodism, flowering
- Term ID
- GO:0048573
- Synonyms
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- 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. (3)
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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- regulated by
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Phenotype
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