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morphogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
mor-phogen
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration gradient in the developing tissue.

Etymology

From morpho- + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

morphogens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

morphogenic morphogene morphostat

Questions

What does morphogen mean?
Any substance that governs the movement and development of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration gradient in the developing tissue.
Where does morphogen come from?
From morpho- + -gen.

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