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Magnetotactic vs Magnetosome - What's the difference?

magnetotactic | magnetosome |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between magnetotactic and magnetosome

is that magnetotactic is (biology) having the ability to orientate in line with a magnetic field while magnetosome is (biology) a membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria.

As an adjective magnetotactic

is (biology) having the ability to orientate in line with a magnetic field.

As a noun magnetosome is

(biology) a membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria.

magnetotactic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (biology) Having the ability to orientate in line with a magnetic field

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    magnetosome

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia magnetosome) (en noun)
  • (biology) A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria