Magnetosensor

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Noun
  1. 1
    The supposed organ of magnetoception

    "Moreover, using a transgenic approach, human CRY2 was proved to even function as a magnetosensor in the magnetoreception system of Drosophila [12 ]."

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"Moreover, using a transgenic approach, human CRY2 was proved to even function as a magnetosensor in the magnetoreception system of Drosophila [12 ]."

Etymology

From magneto- + sensor.

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