Magnetotaxis Definition

măg-nētō-tăksĭs
noun
The movement of an organism, as certain marine bacteria, in response to a magnetic field.
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Origin of Magnetotaxis

  • Coined in 1975 by R P Blakemore to describe certain motile aquatic bacteria: formed as magnet- +"Ž -o- + taxis.

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