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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various chemicals in embryonic tissue that influence the movement and organization of cells during morphogenesis by forming a concentration gradient.
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- noun Any substance that governs the movement and development of
cells duringmorphogenesis by forming aconcentration gradient in the developingtissue .
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Examples
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Here's the odd bit, the name of the morphogen is "Sonic Hedgehog" (or "Shh").
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The deformity of the cyclops baby is caused by a morphogen or "form-producing substance." that creates the shape of the brain and face.
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A gradient is a source of a morphogen, a diffusible product of the cells.
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In this case, the morphogen did not work correctly.
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Correlated with a poor patient prognosis as miRNA of nonsense mutation implicated in the binding of 14-3-3. to protein kinase C at the ∞ junction on each side of the brain stem close to the primary sensory apparatus and the mouth if they exist at all, to the estrogen-preferring, member is initially, a very broad distribution of a gradient of a maternal morphogen.
Junk DNA, Junk Science, and The Onion Test - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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As the the protein diffuses down the embryo, it acts as a body plan morphogen- it directs the development of head and thorax of the fly.
A Study in Anti-Evolution Shamelessness - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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An example of this mechanism has been discovered by studying the maternal control of the expression pattern of the gap gene hunchback by the morphogen Bicoid
Nobel Lecture The Identification Of Genes Controlling Development In Flies And Fishes 1995
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The morphogen vacuums the mind; cleans out the mental garbage-pit accumulated during the day; and it's quite an experience.
Fantastic Voyage Asimov, Isaac, 1920- 1966
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Epimorphin (EPM) is a key morphogen for duct morphogenesis in various epithelial organs.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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We then test the method on real data about the diffusion of the morphogen Bicoid in Drosophila melanogaster.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Michael Dewar 2010
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