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movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
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Chemotaxis is the phenomenon in which bodily cells, bacteria, and other single-celled or multicellular organisms direct their movements according to certain chemicals in their environment. This is important for bacteria to find food (for example, glucose) by swimming towards the highest concentration of food molecules, or to flee from poisons (for example, phenol). In multicellular organisms, chemotaxis is critical in development as well as normal function. ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis
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Motion of a motile cell, organism or part towards or away from an increasing concentration of a particular substance.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E06.htm
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The movement of a cell toward a higher (or, in some cases, a lower) concentration of a particular chemical.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/C.htm
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cellular phenomenon of moving toward or away from a certain material
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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