positive regulation of chemotaxis

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0050921

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of a motile cell or organism in response to a specific chemical concentration gradient. [ GOC:ai ]

Synonyms: up regulation of chemotaxis, upregulation of chemotaxis, up-regulation of chemotaxis

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has narrow synonym

activation of chemotaxis, stimulation of chemotaxis

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biological_process

GO:0050921

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Equivalent to:

biological regulation and positively regulates some chemotaxis

Subclass of:

positive regulation of response to external stimulus
positive regulation of locomotion
regulation of chemotaxis
positively regulates some chemotaxis