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Definition of thermotaxis in English: thermotaxisnoun ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtaksɪs mass nounBiology Movement of an organism towards or away from a source of heat. Example sentencesExamples - ‘I would stop short of concluding that the data provide strong proof for the existence of thermotaxis in rabbit sperm,’ she says.
- Using chemotaxis and thermotaxis as behavioral paradigms, neural plasticity including learning and memory can be studied genetically in C. elegans.
- If its new role holds up, it will be the first time a temperature-sensing protein has been implicated in mediating thermotaxis in animals.
- My lab uses thermotaxis, directed migration guided by differences in temperature, to study this fundamental question.
- Unlocking the physiological significance of thermotaxis in E. coli remains a challenge, particularly because of the many environmental niches where this bacterium can be found.
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