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In natural English speech, "eyespot" appears in contexts such as: "Algae are single-celled organisms that have evolved to swim towards light. And when blue light shines onto the eyespot of an algae cell, a channel opens, sending an electrical signal that makes little flagella flap and propels the algae towards sunlight.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈʌɪspɒt/

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Algae are single-celled organisms that have evolved to swim towards light.

And when blue light shines onto the eyespot of an algae cell, a channel opens, sending an electrical signal that makes little flagella flap

and propels the algae towards sunlight.

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Definitions of “eyespot”

noun

Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.

“The eyespot is a complex sandwich of membranes with rows of granules that contain around 200 different proteins, including the same rhodopsins found in the retina of our own eye.”

noun

An eye-like marking on the tail of a peacock or the wing of a butterfly.

Synonyms:ocellus

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