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mor•pho•gen•e•sis
(môr′fə jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Embryol.]
mor•pho•ge•net•ic
(môr′fō jə net′ik),USA pronunciation mor′pho•gen′ic, adj.
- Developmental Biologythe development of structural features of an organism or part.
- 1880–85; morpho- + genesis
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