noun
- plural of chemotaxis; the movement of an organism or cell in response to chemical stimuli in its environment
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Bacteria exhibit chemotaxes toward nutrients and away from toxins.
- The chemotaxes of sperm cells guide them toward the egg during fertilization.
- Scientists study chemotaxes to understand how immune cells locate pathogens.
- White blood cells use chemotaxes to navigate toward sites of infection.
- Plant root chemotaxes help them grow toward water sources in the soil.