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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOTAXIS

phototaxis  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæksɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOTAXIS

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Phototaxis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PHOTOTAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phototaxis

Phototaxis

Phototaxis is a kind of taxis, or locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves towards or away from stimulus of light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis. Phototaxis is called positive if the movement is in the direction of increasing light intensity and negative if the direction is opposite. Two types of positive phototaxis are observed in prokaryotes. The first is called scotophobotaxis, which is observed only under a microscope. This occurs when a bacterium swims by chance out of the area illuminated by the microscope. Entering darkness signals the cell to reverse flagella rotation direction and reenter the light. The second type of phototaxis is true phototaxis, which is a directed movement up a gradient to an increasing amount of light. This is analogous to positive chemotaxis except that the attractant is light rather than a chemical. Phototactic responses are observed in many organisms such as Serratia marcescens, Tetrahymena, and Euglena.

Definition of phototaxis in the English dictionary

The definition of phototaxis in the dictionary is the movement of an entire organism in response to light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOTAXIS


aerotaxis
ˌɛərəʊˈtæksɪs
chemotaxis
ˌkɛməʊˈtæksɪs
cytotaxis
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtæksɪs
epistaxis
ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs
geotaxis
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæksɪs
heliotaxis
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæksɪs
heterotaxis
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs
homotaxis
ˌhəʊməʊˈtæksɪs
hydrotaxis
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæksɪs
hypotaxis
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs
parataxis
ˌpærəˈtæksɪs
phyllotaxis
ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs
rheotaxis
ˌriːəˈtæksɪs
stereotaxis
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs
taxis
ˈtæksɪs
telotaxis
ˌteləʊˈtæksɪs
thermotaxis
ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs
thigmotaxis
ˌθɪɡməˈtæksɪs
trophotaxis
ˌtrɒfəʊˈtæksɪs
tropotaxis
ˌtrəʊpəʊˈtæksɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOTAXIS

phototactic
phototactically
phototaxes
phototaxy
phototelegram
phototelegraph
phototelegraphy
phototherapeutic
phototherapeutically
phototherapeutics
phototherapy
photothermal
photothermally
photothermic
photothermically
phototonic
phototonus
phototopography
phototoxic
phototoxicity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOTAXIS

anaphylaxis
axis
chemoprophylaxis
major axis
minor axis
neutral axis
optic axis
orthoaxis
parapraxis
phylaxis
polar axis
praxis
principal axis
prophylaxis
sparaxis
synaxis
tachyphylaxis
x-axis
y-axis
z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of phototaxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phototaxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOTAXIS

Find out the translation of phototaxis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phototaxis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phototaxis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

趋光性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

phototaxis
570 millions of speakers

English

phototaxis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phototaxis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انجذاب ضوئي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фототаксис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fototaxia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phototaxis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phototaxie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phototaxis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phototaxis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走光性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phototaxis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fototaxis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hướng sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phototaxis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Phototaxis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fototassi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fototaksji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фототаксис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phototaxis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

phototaxis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phototaxis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phototaxis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phototaxis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phototaxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTAXIS»

The term «phototaxis» is normally little used and occupies the 121.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTAXIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phototaxis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOTAXIS»

Discover the use of phototaxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phototaxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology of Amphibians
Positive phototaxis has been demonstrated or observed in tadpoles of many species of the genera Bu/o, Hy/a, and Rana, plus Xenopus laevis and Aga/ychnis cal- /idryas inhabiting warm ponds (Ashby, 1969; Duellman, 1970; R. Jaeger and  ...
William E. Duellman, 1994
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Animal Models in Eye Research
22. The. Simplest. Eyes: Rhodopsin-mediated. Phototaxis. Reception. in. Microorganisms. John. L. Spudich,. Elena. N. Spudich. Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical ...
‎2011
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Oceanography and Marine Biology, An Annual Review
minimum negative phototaxis occurred during the falling and rising phase of the tide, respectively. Larvae of Chaoborus punctipennis also showed an endogenous rhythm in phototaxis in which the number of animals showing a negative ...
Harold Barnes, 2003
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Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
Also. when above water. negative phototaxis causes the snail to go into rock crevices where it can avoid the desiccating effects of direct sunlight. What Fraenkel showed was that, when Littorina is under water and upside down, it becomes ...
Ronald Chase Professor of Biology McGill University, 2002
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Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time
Cyanobacteria possess essentially three different ways in which they respond to light: phototaxis, photokinesis and photophobic response (Häder 1987a, b). Phototaxis is a movement, which is oriented along the direction of light. Phototaxis ...
Brian A. Whitton, 2012
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Photomovement
D.-P. Häder, M. Lebert. Abstract Phototaxis and photophobic responses in green flagellated algae are mediated by a rhodopsin-type photoreceptor. Its photoexcitation triggers a rapid cascade of electrical phenomena in the cell membrane.
D.-P. Häder, M. Lebert, 2001
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Gravity and the Behavior of Unicellular Organisms
light light light 7.2.3 Phototaxis Phototaxis is an orientation mechanism guided by the direction of light. Organisms may be swimming toward the light source, which is called positive phototaxis (Fig. 7.3, left). This behavior is often found at low ...
Donat-Peter Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach, Michael Lebert, 2005
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Advances in Insect Physiology
mutants (Fischbach and Reichert, 1978; Hu and Stark, 1977, 1980; Miller et al., 1981). All three photoreceptor types in the compound eyes evoke positive phototaxis. The sensitivity of the input from Rl-6 receptors is higher than that from R7 ...
‎1994
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Cricket Behavior and Neurobiology
Federhen (1955) stressed the point that A domesticus is guided by negative phototaxis in searching for resting sites. Moreover, negative pho- totaxis is coupled with thigmotaxis in finding suitable shelter (Kieruzel 1976). In the field many cricket ...
Franz Huber, Thomas Edwin Moore, Werner Loher, 1989
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Cilia and Flagella
coverslips ' ib - - -be-ts-_:: - I' - -X - - - - - I optjcanibers Fig. 2 (A) Dual fiberoptic light switch for reflecting laser light into the fiberoptic guides used to bring actinic light to the phototaxis chamber. e, lighttight enclosure; sol, solenoid; fo, fiberoptic  ...
‎1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOTAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phototaxis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why are moths attracted to light?
Phototaxis describes an organism's automatic movement away from or toward light. Cockroaches display negative phototaxis and move away ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Pyron Award lecture focuses on optogenetics as vision restoration …
“In green algae, this light-sensitive protein is responsible for phototaxis, the ability to move toward light to accomplish photosynthesis,” Abrams ... «Healio, Jul 15»
3
Briefs: IB student wins at Intel competition
His submission was entitled, “The Implementation of the Phototaxis Behavior of Physarum polycephalum in a Decentralized Robotics System.”. «Pensacola News Journal, Jun 15»
4
RCMP Help Dismantle Major Transnational Heroin Ring
Dubbed Project Phototaxis, the investigation into the major heroin trafficking and importation operation began in 2013, when it was discovered ... «KelownaNow, May 15»
5
Los Gatos and Saratoga: More than four dozen student scientists go …
Laila Margaret Sathe (LGHS): The Effects of LED Light on Phototaxis in Drosophila melanogaster Modified with Channelrhodopsin-2 Protein «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»
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Why are moths fatally attracted to light?
To understand this phenomenon, you need to know about phototaxis. Phototaxis is an organism's automatic movement toward or away from ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
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Image Capture: High-speed camera system uses PTV to study …
... measuring the motion of these crustaceans in water requires the use of a non-visible, 890nm near-infrared illuminator to prevent phototaxis. «Vision Systems Design, Feb 15»
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Study suggests virus impacts caterpillar's phototactic response …
The researchers have concluded that the infection likely involves the virus capturing host pathways that are involved in phototaxis in the ... «Phys.Org, Dec 14»
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Laser-guided sea monkeys show how zooplankton migrations may …
Because brine shrimp (Artemia salina) display phototaxis, a tendency to move towards a light source, researchers Monica Wilhelmus and John ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
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Jessica Brown Findlay's former boyfriend speaks out about nude …
“It was a huge invasion of privacy, I feel really sorry for her,” the artist, who courted Jessica for two years, tells me at the Phototaxis Cob Gallery ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phototaxis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phototaxis>. May 2024 ».
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