AmiGO 2: Term Details for "detection of external stimulus" (GO:0009581)

Accession: GO:0009581
Name: detection of external stimulus
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: perception of external stimulus
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The series of events in which an external stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. Source: GOC:hb
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0009581 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to detection of external stimulus (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to detection of external stimulus (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for detection of external stimulus (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
detection of external stimulus	is_a	response to external stimulus (GO:0009605)
detection of external stimulus	is_a	detection of stimulus (GO:0051606)

subject	relation	object
detection of mechanical stimulus (GO:0050982)	is_a	detection of external stimulus
detection of light stimulus (GO:0009583)	is_a	detection of external stimulus
detection of temperature stimulus (GO:0016048)	is_a	detection of external stimulus
detection of gravity (GO:0009590)	is_a	detection of external stimulus
detection of wounding (GO:0014822)	is_a	detection of external stimulus
detection of humidity (GO:0098513)	is_a	detection of external stimulus

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