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Phototropic vs Phototropin - What's the difference?

phototropic | phototropin |

As an adjective phototropic

is having a tendency to move in response to light an animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light one that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.

As a noun phototropin is

(protein) any of a class of photoreceptor flavoproteins that mediate phototropism in higher plants.

phototropic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.

    • Related terms

    * phototropism

    See also

    * phototaxic

    phototropin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phototropin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a class of photoreceptor flavoproteins that mediate phototropism in higher plants.