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morphogenesis
[ mawr-fuh-jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- the development of structural features of an organism or part.
morphogenesis
/ ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
noun
- the development of form and structure in an organism during its growth from embryo to adult
- the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism
morphogenesis
/ môr′fō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs /
- Formation of the structure of an organism or part involving differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development.
Derived Forms
- morphogenetic, adjective
Other Words From
- mor·pho·ge·net·ic [mawr-foh-j, uh, -, net, -ik], morpho·genic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of morphogenesis1
Example Sentences
Therefore the elementary functions of the organism may properly be called the internal means of morphogenesis.
We therefore make no claim to offer a complete system of the internal elementary means of morphogenesis.
But, first of all, let us observe that the elementary means of morphogenesis are far from being morphogenesis themselves.
All means of morphogenesis are only to be considered as the most general frame of events within which morphogenesis occurs.
Weismann, we know already, had assumed that a sort of machine was the prime mover of morphogenesis.
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