Difference between revisions of "geotaxis"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>geotaxes</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>geotaxes</b> | ||
|etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>taxis</i>, arrangement | |etymology=Greek <i>ge</i>, earth; <i>taxis</i>, arrangement | ||
| − | |definition=A tactic response with the force of gravitation as the stimulus. <i>a.</i> Positive geotaxis: toward the force of gravitation. <i>b.</i> Negative geotaxis: away from the force of gravitation. | + | |definition=A tactic [[response]] with the force of gravitation as the [[stimulus]]. <i>a.</i> Positive geotaxis: toward the force of gravitation. <i>b.</i> Negative geotaxis: away from the force of gravitation. |
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