developmental biology

American  

noun

1. the branch of biology dealing with the processes of growth and change that transform an organism from a fertilized egg or asexual reproductive unit, as a spore or gemmule, to an adult.

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developmental biology Cultural  

1. The study of the processes by which an organism develops from a zygote to its full structure. This field includes the study of cellular differentiation as well as body structure development. (See also embryology.)

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Etymology

Origin of developmental biology

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Understanding why aging so often goes hand in hand with disease is the central focus of the lab led by Kris Burkewitz, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology.

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This research was conducted in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University labs of Jason MacGurn, associate professor of cell and developmental biology, Andrew Folkmann, assistant professor of biochemistry, Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, and Lauren Jackson, associate professor of biological sciences, along with collaborators from the University of Michigan and the University of California, San Diego.

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"Metabolism is often changed in brain injury and diseases like Alzheimer's, but we do not know whether this is a cause or consequence of the disease," said senior author Monica Dus, U-M associate professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology.

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Using single-cell RNA sequencing, first author Nadja Milivojev of the Department of Neurosciences and Developmental Biology, University of Vienna, identified molecular signatures associated with stem cells and charted their location and behavior in the worm retina.

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"The possibility of translating these findings into humans is very exciting," said Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD, the KM Mulberry Professor and a professor of developmental biology, gerontology, endocrinology and metabolism.

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