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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. growth and development
  4. biological development
  5. morphogenesis

Preferred term

morphogenesis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The development of anatomical structures to create the form of a single- or multi-cell organism. Morphogenesis provides form changes of a part, parts, or the whole organism.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • histogenesis

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17439

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