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Allomone vs Hormone - What's the difference?

allomone | hormone |

As nouns the difference between allomone and hormone

is that allomone is (biology) any substance emitted by a member of one species that affects the behaviour of another to the advantage of the emitter but not the receiver while hormone is .

allomone

English

(wikipedia allomone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any substance emitted by a member of one species that affects the behaviour of another to the advantage of the emitter but not the receiver.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "allomone")

    See also

    * semiochemical * (l) * (l) * (l)

    hormone

    English

    (wikipedia hormone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  • (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
  • Any similar substance in plants.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hormonal * hormone therapy

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