morphogenesis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(môr′fə jen′ə sis)


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mor•pho•gen•e•sis  (môr′fə jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Embryol.]
  1. Developmental Biologythe development of structural features of an organism or part.
  • 1880–85; morpho- + genesis
mor•pho•ge•net•ic  (môr′fō jə net′ik),USA pronunciation mor′pho•gen′ic, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
morphogenesis / ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/, morphogeny / mɔːˈfɒdʒɪnɪ/
  1. the development of form and structure in an organism during its growth from embryo to adult
  2. the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism
morphogenetic / ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk/, ˌmorphoˈgenic
'morphogenesis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
photomorphogenesis

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