- chemodifferentiation
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Etymology: chem- + differentiation: differentiation at the molecular level assumed to precede morphological differentiation in embryogenesis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chemodifferentiation
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chemodifferentiation — n. [Gr. chemeia, pert. chemistry; L. differens, dissimilar] The chemical change in cells preceding their visible characteristic difference in embryonic development … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chemodifferentiation — Differentiation of the cellular chemical constituents in the embryo prior to cytodifferentiation; sometimes recognizable histochemically. SYN: invisible differentiation. * * * che·mo·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion .dif ə ren chē ā shən n differentiation at … Medical dictionary
chemodifferentiation — chemo·differentiation … English syllables
Differentiation — 1 The process by which cells become progressively more specialized; a normal process through which cells mature. This process of specialization for the cell comes at the expense of its breadth of potential. Stem cells can, for example,… … Medical dictionary
invisible differentiation — the development toward a fixed fate, through chemodifferentiation, by cells that show no visible signs of this determination … Medical dictionary
