odortaxis

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noun

The movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical.

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Meanings

nounodortaxis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical.

    These cells may be activated by physical deformation of the cuticle or chemical stimuli that reach a ciliated dendrite via the opening (e.g., neurons involved in chemotaxis and odortaxis behavior, or nose-touch response)

    2006, Eric James Aamodt (editor), The Neurobiology of C. Elegans, Volume 69, page 5

Origin

From odor + taxis.

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