chemotropism in English
noun
1
a tropism, especially of a plant, in response to a particular substance.
Studies of chemotropism in yeast revealed important differences in the identity of the sensory pathways involved in gradient sensing in D. discoideum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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1. Chemotropism (chemotropic movement) A TROPISM in which the stimulus is chemical.
2. Hydrotropism (hydrotropic movement) A tropism in which the stimulus is water. It is a special kind of chemotropism.