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What is photokinesis ?

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Photokinesis is a change in the speed of locomotion in the motile organisms or cells in response to change in light intensity. This change of movement (or frequency of turning) is brought out by the change in the intensity of light. The movement may be undirected random movement of an organism in response to light.
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