morphopoiesisn.
/ˌmɔːfə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɔrfoʊˌpɔɪˈisᵻs/ Biology.
The formation of an organic structure from a limited number of subunits. Cf. morphogenesis n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [noun] > morphogenesis
morphogeny1879
morphogenesis1890
statogenesis1893
statogeny1893
morphopoiesis1959
1959 L. S. Penrose in New Biol. 28 98 I had difficulty in finding a suitable name for the activated complexes produced in these experiments... In agreement with scientific terminology it could be a ‘synapton’ and its successful reproduction should, according to Mr N. W. Pirie, be called ‘morphopoesis’.
1966 E. Kellenberger in G. E. W. Wolstenholme & M. O'Connor Princ. Biomolecular Organization 192 Viruses and in particular bacteriophages provide very suitable experimental systems in which the morphopoiesis of the capsid or of tail components can be studied efficiently.
1969 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 173 31 A small group in this Laboratory has been studying the potentialities of the flagellar apparatus of Chlamydomonas reinhardii for the study of growth and morphopoiesis.
1977 Jrnl. Protozool. 24 19/1 There are also specific articles concerning morphopoiesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1959