automorphogenesis

noun

morphogenesis in the absence of external stimuli

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounautomorphogenesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemorphogenesis in the absence of external stimuli

    In other words, rice seedlings show automorphogenesis under microgravity conditions in space, as previously reported [32 ].

    2015 September 18, “Suppression of Hydroxycinnamate Network Formation in Cell Walls of Rice Shoots Grown under Microgravity Conditions in Space”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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