Medical term:
morphogen
mor·pho·gen
(mōr'fō-jen),A soluble molecule secreted at a distance from the target cells that specifies the fates of cells. A morphogen may specify more than one cell type by forming a concentration gradient.
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morphogen
(môr′fō-jĕn′)n.
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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morphogen
(1) Any substance (e.g., retinoic acid) that triggers growth, proliferation and differentiation of cells and tissues in a concentration-dependent fashion.(2) Any molecule that orchestrates the development of an organism from the stage of a single cell to early embryogenesis.
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