phototaxis
英 [ˌfəʊtə'tæksɪs] 美 [ˌfoʊtə'tæksɪs]

n.

趋光性；慕光性；

英英释义

Phototaxis

• Phototaxis is a kind of taxis, or locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves in response to the stimulus of light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis.

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Scientists invented a mosquito-repellent device using mosquito's phototaxis.
   利用蚊子的趋光性，专家发明了一种灭蚊器。
2. After syngamy motile zygotes, gametes as well as quadriflagellated zoospores showed negative phototaxis.
   雌雄配子具有正趋光性，易大量聚集，结合后同游孢子一样都呈负趋光性。

权威例句

Phototaxis
Mechanism of phototaxis in marine zooplankton
Phototaxis in water fleas (Daphnia magna) is differently influenced by visible and UV light
Light-sensitive neurons and channels mediate phototaxis in C. elegans
Polarotaxis, gravitaxis and vertical phototaxis in the green flagellate, Euglena gracilis.
cGMP-dependent changes in phototaxis: a possible role for theforaging gene in honey bee division of labor
GMP-dependent changes in phototaxis: a possible role for the foraging gene in honey bee division of labor. J Exp Biol
A rhodopsin is the functioning photoreceptor for phototaxis in the unicellular eukaryote Chlamydomonas. Nature
Studies in experimental behavior genetics: I. The heritability of phototaxis in a population of Drosophila Melanogaster.
Roles of Interplant Movement, Acoustic Communication, and Phototaxis in Mate-Location Behavior of the Leafhopper Graminella nigrifrons