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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MORPHOGENY

Mor *phog "e *ny, n. Etym: [form + root of (Biol.)

 

Defn: History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from physiogeny. Haeckel.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

morphogen

mor pho gen |ˈmôrfəjən ˈmɔrfəʤən | noun Biology a chemical agent able to cause or determine morphogenesis.

 

morphogenesis

mor pho gen e sis |ˌmôrfəˈjenəsəs ˌmɔrfəˈʤɛnəsəs | noun 1 Biology the origin and development of morphological characteristics. 2 Geology the formation of landforms or other structures. DERIVATIVES mor pho ge net ic |-jəˈnetik |adjective, mor pho gen ic |-ˈjenik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek morphē form + genesis .

 

Oxford Dictionary

morphogen

morphogen |ˈmɔːfədʒ (ə )n | noun Biology a chemical agent able to cause or determine morphogenesis.

 

morphogenesis

morphogenesis |ˌmɔːfə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs | noun [ mass noun ] 1 Biology the origin and development of morphological characteristics. 2 Geology the formation of landforms or other structures. DERIVATIVES morphogenetic |-dʒɪˈnɛtɪk |adjective, morphogenic adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek morphē form + genesis .

 

Duden Dictionary

Morphogenese

Mor pho ge ne se Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die Morphogenesis |Morphogen e se |die Morphogenese; Genitiv: der Morphogenese, Plural: die Morphogenesen Ausgestaltung und Entwicklung von Organen oder Geweben eines pflanzlichen oder tierischen Organismus

 

Morphogenesis

Mor pho ge ne sis Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die Morphogenese |Morphog e nesis |die Morphogenesis; Genitiv: der Morphogenesis, Plural: die Morphogenesen Ausgestaltung und Entwicklung von Organen oder Geweben eines pflanzlichen oder tierischen Organismus

 

morphogenetisch

mor pho ge ne tisch Adjektiv Biologie |morphogen e tisch |die Morphogenese betreffend

 

Morphogenie

Mor pho ge nie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Morphogen ie |zu griechisch genḗ = Abstammung Morphogenese