phototaxis in English

noun
1
the bodily movement of a motile organism in response to light, either toward the source of light ( positive phototaxis ) or away from it ( negative phototaxis ).
Wild-type flies showing normal phototaxis consistently moved towards the light to end up in the last tube by the end of the trial.

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1. Aphototaxis (s) (noun), aphototaxes (pl) The absence of any response to a light stimulus by an organism that can move: The Aphototaxis of organisms is a condition that is characterized by their failure to react to light; neither moving toward the source of light (positive phototaxis) nor away from it (negative phototaxis).

2. Aphototaxis (s) (noun), aphototaxes (pl) The absence of any response to a light stimulus by an organism that can move: The Aphototaxis of organisms is a condition that is characterized by their failure to react to light; neither moving toward the source of light (positive phototaxis) nor away from it (negative phototaxis).