CHEMOKINESIS

chemokinesis: translation

A response by a motile cell to a soluble chemical that involves an increase or decrease in speed (positive or negative orthokinesis) or of frequency of movement, or a change in the frequency or magnitude of turning behaviour (klinokinesis).

chemokinesis: translation

n. [Gr. chemeia, pert. chemistry; kinesis, movement]

Increased movement of an organism due to the presence of a chemical substance; chemokinetic adj..

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хемокинез