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taxis (dict)
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TaxisA taxis (plural taxes)is an innate behavioural response to a directional stimulus (a stimulus from a particular direction) whereby the organism either moves toward (positive taxis) or away from (negative taxis) the stimulus, called orientation movement. For example, organisms in the genus of flagellate protozoa Euglena moves towards a light source. Here the directional stimulus is light, and the orientation movement is toward it. This is positive taxis to light, more specifically positive phototaxis. Other forms of taxis include chemotaxis, mechanotaxis, haptotaxis and durotaxis.
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