单词 | developmental biology |
释义 | developmental biologynounthe 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. Origin of developmental biologyFirst recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby developmental biologydeveloping world, development, developmental age, developmental anatomy, developmental anomaly, developmental biology, developmental delay, developmental disability, developmental disorder, developmental groove, developmentalist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for developmental biologydevelopmental 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.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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