mor·pho·gen·e·sis (môr f -j n  -ss)n. Formation of the structure of an organism or part; differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development. mor pho·ge·netic (-j -ntk), morpho·genic adj.mor pho·ge·neti·cal·ly adv. |
morphogenesis [ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the development of form and structure in an organism during its growth from embryo to adult
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism
morphogenetic [ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk], morphogenic adj
| morphogenesis (môrf-jn-ss) Formation of the structure of an organism or part involving differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development. |
morphogenesis
the origin(s) of the various aspects of the form of an organism. Also called morphogeny. — morphogenetic, adj.
See also: Form
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| Noun | 1. | morphogenesis - differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
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