blastogenesis

blastogenesis /blas·to·gen·e·sis/ (blas″to-jen´ĕ-sis)

1. development of an individual from a blastema, i.e., by asexual reproduction.

2. transmission of inherited characters by the germ plasm.

3. morphological transformation of small lymphocytes into larger cells resembling blast cells on exposure to phytohemagglutinin or to antigens to which the donor is immunized.blastogenet´icblastogen´ic

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blas·to·gen·e·sis (blst-jn-ss)

n.

1. Reproduction of unicellular organisms by budding.

2. Development of an embryo during cleavage and germ layer formation.

3. Transformation of small lymphocytes of human peripheral blood into large, undifferentiated cells capable of undergoing mitosis.

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blasto·ge·netic (-j-ntk), blasto·genic (-jnk) adj.

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blastogenesis

[blas′tōjen′əsis]

Etymology: Gk, blastos + genein, to produce

1 asexual reproduction by budding.

2 the transmission of hereditary characteristics by the germ plasm. Compare pangenesis.

3 the early development of an embryo during cleavage and formation of the germ layers.

4 the process of transforming small lymphocytes in tissue culture into large, blastlike cells by exposure to phytohemagglutinin or other substances, often for the purpose of inducing mitosis. blastogenetic, adj.

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blastogenesis

1. development of an individual from a blastema, i.e. by asexual reproduction.

2. transmission of inherited characters by the germ plasm.

3. morphological transformation of small lymphocytes into larger cells resembling blast cells on exposure to phytohemagglutin, or to antigens to which the donor is immunized.