embryogenesis /em·bryo·gen·e·sis/ (em″bre-o-jen´ĕ-sis)
embryogenesis
1. the production of an embryo.
2. the development of a new individual by means of sexual reproduction, that is, from a zygote.embryoge´neticembryogen´ic
em·bry·o·gen·e·sis ( m br - -jn  -ss) or em·bry·og·e·ny (- j -n)n. The development and growth of an embryo, especially the period from the second week through the eighth week following conception. em bry·o·genic (-jnk) adj. |
embryogenesis
[em′brē·ōjen′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, en + bryein + genein, to produce
the process in sexual reproduction by which an embryo forms from the fertilization of an ovum. Also called embryogeny [em′brē·oj′ənē] . See also heterogenesis, homogenesis. embryogenetic, embryogenic, adj.
embryogenesis
the process of embryo formation. See embryo.
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