Medical Definition of Klinokinesis

1. Kinesis in which the frequency or magnitude of turning behaviour is altered. Bacterial chemotaxis can be considered as an adaptive klinokinesis, the probability of turning is a function of the change in concentration of the substance eliciting the response. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Klinokinesis

kligrapp
kligrapps
klik
kliks
klimp
klimps
kline
klined
klines
klining
klinker
klinkers
klinki pine
klinki pines
klinokinesis (current term)
klinometer
klinometers
klinotaxis
klipdachs
klipdas
klipdases
klipfish
klipfishes
klippel-feil syndrome
klippot
klipspringer
klipspringers
klismaphiles

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