morphogenesis
Let an agent explain morphogenesis and its mechanisms, distinguish it from growth, differentiation and pattern formation, relay research findings and models with attribution, and route to specific organ or organism entries.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain morphogenesis and its mechanisms, distinguish it from growth, differentiation and pattern formation, relay research findings and models with attribution, and route to specific organ or organism entries.
The biological process by which an organism, organ or tissue develops its shape, through coordinated cell division, growth, movement, differentiation and death guided by genetic programmes, signalling gradients and mechanical forces; morphogenesis shapes embryos, organs, plant forms and patterns such as stripes, and is studied in developmental biology.
What it is for: Not for anything; the process that gives organisms their form.
It can be explain mechanisms of shape formation; distinguish morphogenesis from related processes; relay models such as reaction-diffusion with attribution; route to specific developmental entries.
Distinguishing features
Shape generation
Cell movement, division and death together
Signalling gradients and mechanics
Occurs in animals, plants and fungi
What it looks like
Not visible as a single thing; seen in the changing form of embryos and organs over time.
How it is recognised
Development of shape in organisms and organs
Coordinated cell behaviours under genetic and mechanical control
Growth alone and differentiation alone are distinct processes
Related models
is a kind of - a developmental process
is part of - the wider process
is related to - a companion process
is studied by - the discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
embryonic morphogenesis such as gastrulation
organ morphogenesis such as of the gut, heart and brain
plant morphogenesis
pattern formation such as stripes and spots
branching morphogenesis
regeneration and wound morphogenesis
Identifiers
Gene Ontology GO:0009653 anatomical structure morphogenesis
Standards and regulation
Gene Ontology definitions
Research ethics rules for embryo research
Failure modes and hazards
Developmental malformations when morphogenesis fails
Confusing morphogenesis with growth or differentiation
Presenting models as proven mechanisms
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What morphogenesis is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is morphogenesis, and how does it differ from growth, differentiation and pattern formation? definition
- Is the question about morphogenesis in general or a specific organ or organism? boundary
Scope
Where it occurs.
Scope
Scope.
- In which organisms and structures is morphogenesis studied? definition
- Which entry fits the specific structure? action
Mechanisms How shape forms.
Mechanism.
Cells
Cell behaviours.
Cells
Cells.
- Which cell behaviours, such as migration, division and apoptosis, drive morphogenesis? provenance
- Which entry fits cell migration? action
Control
Signals and mechanics.
Control
Control.
- How do genetic programmes, morphogen gradients and mechanical forces control shape? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Models Theory and models.
Theory.
Theory
Mathematical models.
Theory
Theory.
- What do models such as reaction-diffusion and positional information propose, with attribution? provenance
- What is established versus hypothesised? boundary
Methods
Research methods.
Methods
Methods.
- How is morphogenesis studied, from imaging to genetics and modelling? provenance
- Which measurements are key? measurement
Context Medicine and history.
Context.
Medicine
Malformations and regeneration.
Medicine
Medicine.
- How do failures of morphogenesis cause malformations, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user asking about a specific diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the study of morphogenesis develop from embryology through Turing and molecular genetics? provenance
- Which entry fits developmental biology? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should organ-specific morphogenesis be separate entries?
- How should Gene Ontology terms be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for specific organ processes; should they be split off?