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phototropism

growth of an organism in response to a light stimulus
Intangible biological_process Q863119
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phototropism

Summary

phototropism is a biological process[1]. phototropism draws 336 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #154 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • phototropism's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • phototropism is a type of response to blue light[4].
  • phototropism is a type of tropism[5].
  • phototropism's Commons category is recorded as Phototropism[6].
  • phototropism's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009638[7].

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Definition and Type

phototropism's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. Recorded subclass of include response to blue light[4] and tropism[5].

Why It Matters

phototropism draws 336 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #154 of 442).[2] phototropism has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] phototropism is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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] ↑ . 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. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_phototropism_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{phototropism}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/phototropism}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → ['Q1342838', 'Q23001605']
    Has part(s) → ['Q828130', 'Q33352843']
    Part of → Q185973
    Instance of → biological process
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545901605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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