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Morphogenesis   /mˌɔrfədʒˈɛnəsəs/   Listen
Morphogenesis

noun
1.
Differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism).





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"Morphogenesis" Quotes from Famous Books



... own sympathy with the functional attitude. It appears to me probable that more insight will be gained into the real nature of life and organisation by concentrating on the active response of the animal, as manifested both in behaviour and in morphogenesis, particularly in the post-embryonic stages, than by giving attention exclusively to the historical aspect of structure, as is the custom of "pure morphology." I believe we shall only make progress in this direction if we frankly adopt ...
— Form and Function - A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology • E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell


Words linked to "Morphogenesis" :   development, maturation, growing, ontogeny, growth, ontogenesis, organism, being


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