gravitropic

• a word derived from gravitropism.
  gravitropism

  noun

  Also geotropism. the directional pattern of growth that a plant experiences in response to gravity, as with a typical plant when the roots grow downward (positive gravitropism) and the stems grow upward (negative gravitropism).

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Other hypotheses—involving the entire cell in the gravitropism effect—have been proposed to explain why some mutants that lack amyloplasts may still exhibit a weak gravitropic response.

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