phototropic
Americanadjective
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growing toward or away from the light.
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taking a particular direction under the influence of light.
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Even more intriguing, this species is phototropic, meaning it can sense light, giving it the ability to aim its sticky packages at whatever's brightest, which it tends to prefer.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
Therefore, the chemical signal was a growth stimulant because the phototropic response involved faster cell elongation on the shaded side than on the illuminated side.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
There is some evidence that cryptochromes work together with phototropins to mediate the phototropic response.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The aptly-named phototropins are protein-based receptors responsible for mediating the phototropic response.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It was a large, cheerful oblong of light, so quite naturally I stopped to investigate, being slightly phototropic, by virtue of the selenium grids in my rectifier cells.
From B-12's Moon Glow by Charles A. Stearns
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