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morphogenetics

morphogenetics noun: the study of morphogenesis.

Noun

morphogenetics (uncountable)

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

Origin of morphogenetics

From morpho- + genetics.

Questions about morphogenetics

What does morphogenetics mean?
Morphogenetics means the study of morphogenesis.
What part of speech is morphogenetics?
Morphogenetics is a noun.

Words near morphogenetics in the dictionary

  1. morphogeneses
  2. morphogenesis
  3. morphogenetic
  4. morphogenetical
  5. morphogenetically
  6. morphogenetics
  7. morphogenic
  8. morphogenically
  9. morphogenicity
  10. morphogenies
  11. morphogens

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