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Any biological process, occurring at the level of a multicellular organism, pertinent to its function. The actions or reactions of an organism pertaining to movement of the eyes and of objects in the visual field, as in nystagmus. The actions or reactions of an organism in response to a visual stimulus. The specific actions or reactions of an organism in response to external or internal stimuli. Patterned activity of a whole organism in a manner dependent upon some combination of that organism's internal state and external conditions. 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 a light stimulus, electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths classified as infrared, visible or ultraviolet light. Eye, head or whole body movements that help to compensate movements of the environment in order to stabilize its image on the retina. In the case of whole body movements, these motor actions may also stabilize a locomotor course in response to some disturbance. Examples include: the optokinetic reflex, which allows human eyes to follow objects in motion while the head remains stationary reflex; the optomotor responses of flying insects and swimming fish.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: optokinetic behavior
Acc: GO:0007634
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The actions or reactions of an organism pertaining to movement of the eyes and of objects in the visual field, as in nystagmus.
Synonyms:
  • optokinetic behaviour
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 8 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 8 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0007634 - optokinetic behavior (interactive image map)
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