• The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoospores of algae, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis).
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Synonym for chemotaxis ... A response of motile cells or organisms in which the direction of movement is affected by the gradient of a diffusible substance. Differs from chemokinesis in that the gradient alters probability of motion in one direction only, rather than rate or frequency of random motion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kem′ē-ō-taks′is Synonyms: chemotaxis
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chemotaxis, chemiotaxis, chemotactism 1. In biology, the movement of a cell or organism toward or away from a chemical substance. 2. In immunology, the movement of granulocytes or macrophages to higher concentrations of agents known as cytotaxins. 3. Response of living cells or free-swimming micro-organisms to chemical substances in solution.
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