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morphogenesis
mor·pho·gen·e·sis [ màwrfō jénnəssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. development of individual organism: the origin and development of an organism or of a part of one, as it grows from embryo to adult
2. development of species of organism: the development of an organism or of some part of one, as it changes as a species

mor·pho·ge·net·ic [ màwrfō jə néttik ] adjective
mor·pho·gen·ic [ màwrfō jénnik ] adjective
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