Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the locomotion of organisms or of cells in relation to the direction of the earth; exhibiting geotaxis.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
geotaxis
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Examples
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Divergent selection for geotactic response and evolution of reproductive isolation in sympatric and allopatric populations of houseflies.
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Mertens I, Vandingenen A, Johnson EC, Shafer OT, Li W, et al. (2005) PDF receptor signaling in Drosophila contributes to both circadian and geotactic behaviors.
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Mertens I, Vandingenen A, Johnson EC, Shafer OT, Li W, et al. (2005) PDF receptor signaling in Drosophila contributes to both circadian and geotactic behaviors.
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