Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

visually-mediated background adaptation

Term ID
GO:0120303
Synonyms
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
Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes