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taxis

taxis Taxis is a directed movement response of a living cell or organism caused by stimulation coming more from one side than another.

Taxis is a directed movement response of a living cell or organism caused by stimulation coming more from one side than another. In this historical usage, it includes orientation toward or away from influences such as chemicals, light, heat, moisture, pressure, currents, gravity, density, or electricity.

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Drafting source: Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II. 1902 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 b86b5dbbaa0a0b3ecf6c8b0a089a7ca5409b9bac4e6481cba91c99bba16f31bd. “Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II” (philopsych02balduoft:chars-84000-96000).
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