response to UV

Term ID

GO:0009411

Synonyms

• response to ultraviolet light stimulus
• response to ultraviolet radiation stimulus
• response to UV light stimulus
• response to UV radiation stimulus

Definition

Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an ultraviolet radiation (UV light) stimulus. Ultraviolet radiation is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 380 nanometers.

References

Ontology

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