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What is phototransduction?

What is phototransduction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) The process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals
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Insect compound eyes contain light-sensitive receptors in which phototransduction takes place.
The peak wavelength for lumens and lux is 555 nm, whereas circadian phototransduction is more strongly influenced by shorter wavelengths.
Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock.
Phototransduction involves a conformational change in the chromophore and activation of an opsin.

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