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GO: Biological Process
visually-mediated background adaptation
- Term ID
- GO:0120303
- Synonyms
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- Definition
- Any process in which an organism changes its pigmentation (lightening in response to a brighter environment or darkening in response to a dimmer environment) in response to a change in light intensity detected by melanopsin-expressing eye cells. (2)
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes