segmentation clock

noun

A molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.

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Meanings

nounsegmentation clock (plural segmentation clocks)

plural segmentation clocks

  1. embryologyA molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.
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