morphogenetics

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From morpho- +‎ genetics.

Noun[edit]

morphogenetics (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The study of morphogenesis.
    • 1963, Advances in Botanical Research[1], →ISBN, page 182:
      The pollen grains are usually very large and well suited for studies in morphogenetics, fine structure, etc.
    • 1990, Roger Wolcott Sperry, Brain Circuits and Functions of the Mind[2], →ISBN, page 105:
      This process relies on the spatiotemporal aspects of morphogenesis, called morphogenetics (Horder and Martin 1978), for the assembly of most of the projection.