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<cell biology> Kinesis in which the frequency or magnitude of turning behaviour is altered. Bacterial chemotaxis can be considered as an adaptive klinokinesis, the probability of turning is a function of the change in concentration of the substance eliciting the response.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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