Definition of "morphogenesis" [mor•pho•gen•e•sis]

• Formation of the structure of an organism or part; differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development. (noun)

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• "Ideas such as morphogenesis and life being about the"
• "Homeobox genes play a key role in the morphogenesis of segmental body structures along the primary anterior-posterior body axis including the genitourinary system."
• "That's not random, that's very coherent, you know this biological system or a system like say when you have morphogenesis and differentiation, when a cell divides, keeps dividing so that you know in first year applications it has become the hundred trillion cells which is more than all the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy."