"morphogene" meaning in English

See morphogene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: morphogenes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- English gene English morphogene From morpho- + gene. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|morpho-|gene|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der. English morpho- English gene English morphogene [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "morpho-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gene", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "morphogene", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="morphogene"> From morpho- + gene. Head templates: {{en-noun}} morphogene (plural morphogenes)
  1. (genetics) Any gene that is involved in growth or in morphogenesis Related terms: morphogenic

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