Medical Definition of Body patterning

1. The morphological expression of genetic control of body shape. Clusters of homeotic genes control the morphology of animal body plans and body parts. Different body patterns may evolve through changes in gene number, regulation, or function. Recent evidence suggests that homeotic gene clusters were duplicated early in vertebrate evolution, but that arthropod and tetrapod diversity has largely involved regulatory changes in expression. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Body Patterning

body of stomach
body of sweat gland
body of talus
body of thigh bone
body of tibia
body of tongue
body of ulna
body of urinary bladder
body of uterus
body of vertebra
body of water
body of work
body pad
body part
body parts
body patterning (current term)
body piercing
body piercings
body plethysmograph
body politic
body process
body regions
body righting reflexes
body schema
body servant
body shop
body shops
body slam
body slams
body snatcher

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