Chemo-tropism is the growth of organisms (or parts of an organism, including individual cells) such as bacteria and plants, navigated by chemical stimulus from outside of the organism or organisms part. The response of the organism or organism part is termed ‘positive’ if the growth is towards the stimulus or ‘negative’ if the growth is aw...
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(from the article `tropism`) ...from one direction than another. It may be achieved by active movement or by structural alteration. Forms of tropism include phototropism ...
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<cell biology> Growth or possibly bending of an organism in response to an external chemical gradient. Sometimes used in error when the terms chemotaxis or chemokinesis should have been used. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ke-mot´ro-piz-әm) tropism elicited by chemical stimulation.
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Growth or possibly bending of an organism in response to an external chemical gradient. Sometimes used in error when the terms chemotaxis or chemokinesis should have been used.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kĕ-mot′rŏ-pi-zŭm Synonyms: chemotaxis
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chemotropism 1. The tendency of an organism or part of an organism to bend toward or away from a chemical stimulus.2. An orientation response to a chemical stimulus.
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Movement by part of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus. The response by the plant is termed `positive` if the growth is towards the stimulus or `negative` if the growth is away from the stimulus. Fertilization of flowers by pollen is achieved because the ovary releases chemicals that produce a positive chemotropic respon...
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oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.
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