Term Information

Accession
GO:0042331
Name
phototaxis
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
phototactic behavior, phototactic behaviour, taxis in response to light
Alternate IDs
GO:0046953
Definition
The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to light. Source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0192800981
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042331 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of phototaxis (GO:0042331)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
phototaxis [is_a relation] is_a  response to light stimulus (GO:0009416)
phototaxis [is_a relation] is_a  energy taxis (GO:0009453)
Children of phototaxis (GO:0042331)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
positive phototaxis (GO:0046956) [is_a relation] is_a  phototaxis
negative phototaxis (GO:0046957) [is_a relation] is_a  phototaxis
Wikipedia
Phototaxis