Vocabulary Term Details

Taxis

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxis)

A taxis is an innate behavioral response by an organism to a directional stimulus or gradient of stimulus intensity. A taxis differs from a tropism (turning response, often growth towards or away from a stimulus) in that the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Movement
N/ALococmotion
Polarity
Tropisms

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Approved Date
07-Jun-2013

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