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chemotaxis

movement or growth of a cell or organism guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient
Intangible biological_process Q658145
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chemotaxis

Summary

chemotaxis is a biological process[1]. chemotaxis draws 457 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #152 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • chemotaxis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • chemotaxis is a type of taxis[4].
  • chemotaxis is part of response to chemical[5].
  • chemotaxis is part of psychological terminology[6].
  • chemotaxis's Commons category is recorded as Chemotaxis[7].
  • chemotaxis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • chemotaxis's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[9].
  • chemotaxis's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006935[10].

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Definition and Type

chemotaxis's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. chemotaxis is a type of taxis[4].

Use and Application

Part of include response to chemical[5] and psychological terminology[6].

Why It Matters

chemotaxis draws 457 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #152 of 442).[2] chemotaxis has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] chemotaxis is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2NzjBo
    Instance of → biological process
    Has part(s) → Q22295488
    Regulated by → ['Q838231', 'Q22273053']
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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