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convergent extensions

convergent extensions is the plural of convergent extension.

Meaning of convergent extension

Noun

convergent extension (usually uncountable, plural convergent extensions)

  1. (usually) A series of actions via which the embryonic tissue is reorganized to concenter along one axis and elongate along a perpendicular axis through the movement of cells.

Questions about convergent extensions

What is convergent extensions the plural of?
Convergent extensions is the plural of convergent extension.

Words near convergent extensions in the dictionary

  1. convergencies
  2. convergency
  3. convergent
  4. convergent evolution
  5. convergent extension
  6. convergent extensions
  7. convergent sequence
  8. convergent sequences
  9. convergent series
  10. convergent thinking
  11. convergently

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