developmental biology

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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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Origin of developmental biology

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby developmental biology

developing world, development, developmental age, developmental anatomy, developmental anomaly, developmental biology, developmental delay, developmental disability, developmental disorder, developmental groove, developmentalist

How to use developmental biology in a sentence

The ability to tweak marsupial genomes could help biologists learn more about the animals and use them to study immune responses, developmental biology, and even diseases like melanoma.
An albino opossum proves CRISPR works for marsupials, too|Casey Crownhart|July 21, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The xenobots are turning some conventional views in developmental biology upside down.
Cells Form Into ‘Xenobots’ on Their Own|Philip Ball|March 31, 2021|Quanta Magazine
For his tireless assault on evolutionary biology and downsizing the deity to fit within science, I give Meyer second place.
2014: Revenge of the Creationists|Karl W. Giberson|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Complementarity as conservative Catholics use the term, however, is more than biology.
Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays?|Jay Michaelson|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But by and large I go over the same things for every developmental stage.
Kids Eat the Darndest Things: Laundry Pods, Teething Necklaces, and More Of The Weirdest Stuff Sending Kids to the E.R.|Russell Saunders|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jean Piaget, the most famous developmental psychologist of the 20th Century, highlights this in a classic study.
Why Are Millennials Unfriending Organized Religion?|Vlad Chituc|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“In the long term, I am more worried about biology,” he told The Telegraph.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its backbone should be the study of biology and its substance should be the threshing out of the burning questions of our day.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
“Botany is that branch of biology which treats of plant life” has in it the same error.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
“Biology” is not so well understood as “botany,” though it is a more general term.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
It follows that biology is the foundation rather than the house, if we may use so crude a figure.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
It is time to abandon the notion that biology prescribes in detail how we shall run society.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

Cultural definitions for developmental biology

developmental biology

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.)