GO Term : GO:0050918 positive chemotaxis GO

Namespace:  biological_process Obsolete:  false
description  The directed movement of a motile cell or organism towards a higher concentration of a chemical.

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0 Data Sets

1 Ontology

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GO

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8 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0006935 chemotaxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis).
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0050896 response to stimulus Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus. The process begins with detection of the stimulus and ends with a change in state or activity or the cell or organism.
GO:0042221 response to chemical Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a chemical stimulus.
GO:0009605 response to external stimulus Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an external stimulus.
GO:0040011 locomotion Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
GO:0042330 taxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to an external stimulus.
GO:0050918 positive chemotaxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism towards a higher concentration of a chemical.

69 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0010183
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0016200
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021788
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021791
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021792
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021835
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021835
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021841
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021841
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021951
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0021951
is_a GO:0050918 GO:0035232
part of GO:0050918 GO:0038006
part of GO:0050918 GO:0038006
part of GO:0050918 GO:0042056
is_a GO:0006935 GO:0050918
part of GO:0009605 GO:0050918
is_a GO:0040011 GO:0050918
is_a GO:0042330 GO:0050918
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0050918
part of GO:0050896 GO:0050918
part of GO:0042221 GO:0050918
part of GO:0008150 GO:0050918
regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050926
regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050926
positively regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050927
positively regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050927
regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050927
negatively regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050928
negatively regulates GO:0050918 GO:0050928

1 Synonyms

Name Type
chemoattraction synonym