developmental biology

noun

: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective see evolutionary developmental biology
developmental biologist noun

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Kingsley is the Rudy J. and Daphne Donohue Munzer Professor in the department of developmental biology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 Mammalian diversity in a dish Researchers have traditionally used organoids to model human diseases, test drugs and study developmental biology. Gat Rauner, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2024 After receiving her degree from UCLA in molecular, cell and developmental biology, Ross went on to become an assistant coach of the University of Arkansas gymnastics team in 2021. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024 Buddy, who was graduating Friday with a degree in molecular cell and developmental biology, planned to move to Salt Lake City to work as a research scientist at the University of Utah. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for developmental biology 

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of developmental biology was in 1877

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“Developmental biology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developmental%20biology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

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developmental biology

noun
: a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective
developmental biologist noun
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