morphogenesis

American  

[mawr-fuh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌmɔr fəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Embryology.

1. the development of structural features of an organism or part.

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morphogenesis British  

/ ˌmɔːfəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

noun

1. the development of form and structure in an organism during its growth from embryo to adult

2. the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism

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morphogenesis Scientific  

/ môr′fō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs /

1. Formation of the structure of an organism or part involving differentiation and growth of tissues and organs during development.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• morphogenetic
  adjective
• morphogenic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of morphogenesis

First recorded in 1880–85; morpho- + genesis

Example Sentences

Turing's final major work from 1952, called The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis, went for £19,500, while his first published paper from 1935, Equivalence of Left and Right Almost Periodicity, sold for £7,800.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

This is the subject of the chapter on Morphogenesis.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

In 1904, Professor Moritz Benedikt of Vienna treated the whole question in his book, Crystallization and Morphogenesis, of which a French translation appeared in the Maloine Library.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane