morphogenesis

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differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

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The entrée wasn't tender enough to be a paving stone and the gravy couldn't have been primordial soup because morphogenesis was already taking place. Clive James

At the end of this cascade, another class of molecules involved in morphogenesis are molecules that control cellular behaviors (for example cell migration ) or, more generally, their properties, such as cell adhesion or cell contractility. Source: Internet

Growth involves both an overall increase in size, and also the differential growth of parts ( allometry ) which contributes to morphogenesis. Source: Internet

The association is termed a morphogenesis because the lichen has a form and capabilities not possessed by the symbiont species alone (they can be experimentally isolated). Source: Internet

Often, during embryonic morphogenesis, cell contractility occurs via periodic pulses of contraction. Source: Internet

However plant cells are mostly immotile so morphogenesis is achieved by differential growth, without cell movements. Source: Internet

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