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Journal of Morphology and Anatomy

Journal of Morphology and Anatomy

ISSN: 2684-4265

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Mophogenic Effect

In early twentieth century developmental biology, a morphogenetic field is a group of cells capable of responding to discrete and localized biochemical signals leading to the development of specific morphological structures or organs. The spatial and temporal expanses of the embryonic field are dynamic, and in the field is a collection of interacting cells from which a particular organ is formed. As a group, the cells of a given morphogenetic field are constrained: thus, the cells of a limb field will become a limb tissue, those of a cardiac field will become a cardiac tissue. However, specific cell programming of individual cells in a field is flexible: an individual cell in a cardiac field can be redirected via cell-to-cell signaling to replace specific damaged or missing cells. The imaginary disks of insect larvae are examples of morphogenetic fields.

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