Examples of 'motile' in a sentence
Meaning of "motile"
motile (adjective) - having the ability to move or be moved spontaneously. It is commonly used in biology to describe organisms or cells that can actively move from one place to another.
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- In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
- In organs or organelles: capable of producing motion.
- In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.
- Of or relating to those mental images that arise from the sensations of bodily movement and position. Cf. kinesthetic, proprioceptive.
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They are motile by the use of a single flagellum.
Flagella are found only in the motile gamete.
Cells are motile and have a single flagellum.
Geobacter metallireducens becomes motile when necessary.
Ureibacilli are motile and form spherical endospores.
Motile cells readily lose their flagella.
Sporozoites are motile and they move by gliding.
Cells are richly flagellate and very motile.
They are not motile and do not glide.
It has one polar flagellum allowing it to be motile.
They were motile by means of a single polar flagellum.
Lingulodinium polyedra is a species of motile photosynthetic dinoflagellates.
Cells are motile and form subterminal endospores.
Cilia can be divided into motile forms.
They are motile and have a single polar flagellum.
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They have peripheral flagella and are motile.
There is also motile semen present.
They have peritrichous flagella and are motile.
These are fully motile and capable of binary fission.
Motile species but adapted capture methods available.
Some species are motile by using one polar flagellum.
Motile cells possess a subpolar tuft of unsheathed flagella.
It may also produce motile zoospores and cysts.
It is a motile chlorophyte and contains a high lipid content.
In spite of their flagellation motile cocci were rarely observed.
It is motile by using one polar flagellum.
They are facultative anaerobes and motile.
Utahensis are motile by way of a number of flagella at one end.
The majority of all animals are motile.
Its cells are motile and rod shaped.
Both gametes may be flagellated and therefore motile.
Contractile and motile proteins have been found in plants.
Important examples include motile cilia.
It is motile by means of a single polar flagellum.
They may either be motile or nonmotile.
It is motile by means of multiple polar flagella.
Zoospores are biflagellate asexual motile spores.
They are motile and highly proliferative.
Cochlodinium polykrikoides is a highly motile organism.
They are also motile by flagella and are microaerophilic.
Most members of this group are motile.
It is motile by way of various flagellae that surround its body.
Ideally about half will be motile.
It is motile via peritrichous flagella.
Rhodopseudomonas capsulatus has a flagellum and is quite motile.
Motile eukaryotes can move using motile cilia or flagella.
They are generally colorless and motile.
It is also motile by peritrichous flagella.
Rhodopseudomonas capsulatas has a flagellum and is quite motile.
It is a motile organism through gliding.
