Developmental Biology Vocabulary

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adjective existing at or dating from birth; acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity

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• Congenital heart defects are present at birth and can affect the structure and function of the heart.
• My cousin was born with a congenital condition that requires regular medical check-ups.
• I heard that guy has a congenital issue with his knee from playing too much basketball.
• Her congenital talent for music was evident from a very young age.

noun a cell that is capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized in animals and plants

• Germ cells are the reproductive cells that give rise to gametes in organisms.
• Did you know germ cells are responsible for producing eggs and sperm?
• Those little germ cells are like the building blocks for making babies.
• Just like how germ cells are the foundation of new life, creativity is the germ cell of innovation.

noun the action of twisting or the state of being twisted, especially of one end of an object relative to the other

• The engineer explained how torsion affects the stability of the building's structure.
• I heard that torsion can really mess up a building's design.
• Torsion is like a twisty nightmare for architects.
• The political scandal caused a torsion in the government's power dynamics.

adjective not yet emerged from an egg; undeveloped or immature

• The unhatched eggs were carefully monitored by the researchers.
• The unhatched chicks are expected to hatch soon.
• I can't wait for those unhatched babies to finally come out!
• His unhatched plans for the future were full of potential.

noun a solid mass of cells that forms at an early stage of embryonic development and consists of cells in a spherical arrangement

• The morula is a stage of embryonic development consisting of a solid ball of cells.
• The morula is like a tiny ball of cells in the early stages of development.
• That morula stage is when things start getting interesting in the embryo.
• Just like a morula, sometimes we need to stick together to form something greater.

adjective a rare or obsolete term used to describe something that lacks the ability to bud or sprout

• The scientist described the ablastous nature of the experiment results.
• I heard that the new software update is ablastous.
• Her outfit was totally ablastous, I loved it!
• The artist's painting was so ablastous, it seemed to come alive.