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Phototropism vs Phototropin - What's the difference?

phototropism | phototropin |

As nouns the difference between phototropism and phototropin

is that phototropism is (biology) the movement of a plant towards or away from light while phototropin is (protein) any of a class of photoreceptor flavoproteins that mediate phototropism in higher plants.

phototropism

English

(wikipedia phototropism)

Noun

(-)
  • (biology) the movement of a plant towards or away from light

    • Antonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    phototropin

    English

    Noun

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