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chemotaxis

DEFINITIONS OF: chemotaxis

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n movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus

Types:
negative chemotaxis
movement away from a chemical stimulus
positive chemotaxis
movement toward a chemical stimulus
Type of:
taxis
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
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