CHEMOTAXIS
\kˌiːmə͡ʊtˈaksɪs], \kˌiːməʊtˈaksɪs], \k_ˌiː_m_əʊ_t_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_s]\
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The movement of cells or organisms toward or away from a substance in response to its concentration gradient.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The sensitiveness of cells or micro-organisms to chemical stimulus, which is either attractive or repellent, exhibiting respectively positive or negative chemotaxis.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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