tropism
IPA: trʌpɪzʌm
noun
- (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, by extension, chiefly virology) A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
- (countable, figurative) Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.
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Examples of "tropism" in Sentences
- Why did you revert my changes to tropism
- AAV serotypes, receptors and native tropism.
- Statements about tropism are also dispersed.
- See HIV tropism and Replication cycle of HIV.
- Hence, tissue tropism must be a crucial factor.
- The Trofile assay is used to determine HIV tropism.
- Also see taxis, kinesis and tropism for other types of movement.
- HIV tropism of a patient's virus is measured by the Trofile assay.
- By mechanisms of host tropism, the viruses reach these proper locations.
- This suggests that tissue tropism is determined after cellular infection.