Athermotactic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Athermotactic is an adjective meaning (biology) Not moving in relation to heat; lacking thermotaxis.
Meaning
(biology) Not moving in relation to heat; lacking thermotaxis.
Example Sentences
If the major thermosensory neuron, AFD, is ablated, most animals become athermotactic, that is, they will move randomly on a temperature gradient […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thermotaxic, homeothermotaxic, homotaxial, rheotacting, haptotactic, haptotaxic.
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