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Kinesis vs Kinesin - What's the difference?

kinesis | kinesin |

As nouns the difference between kinesis and kinesin

is that kinesis is the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus while kinesin is (protein) any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules.

kinesis

English

Noun

(wikipedia kinesis) (en-noun)
  • the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus

    • Usage notes

    * Unlike taxis, the movement can be in any direction or even random. Its rate — that is, the frequency of turning or reorientation, or of activity — depends on the intensity of the stimulation.

    Related terms

    * -kinesis * kinetic * cinema

    kinesin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia kinesin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules

    • See also

    *dynein *myosin