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maturation
[mach″u-ra´shun]1. the stage or process of attaining maximal development; attainment of maximal intellectual and emotional development.
2. in biology, a process of cell division during which the number of chromosomes in the germ cell is reduced to half the number characteristic of the species.
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mat·u·ra·tion
(mat'yū-rā'shŭn),1. Achievement of full development or growth.
2. Developmental changes that lead to maturity.
3. Processing of a macromolecule, for example, posttranscriptional modification of RNA or posttranslational modification of proteins.
4. The overall process leading to the incorporation of a viral genome into a capsid and the development of a complete virion.
[L. maturatio, a ripening, fr. maturus, ripe]
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maturation
(măch′ə-rā′shən)n.
1. The process of becoming mature.
2. Biology
a. The processes by which gametes are formed, including the reduction of chromosomes in a germ cell from the diploid number to the haploid number by meiosis.
b. The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the final ripening of a seed or the attainment of full functional capacity by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.
mat′u·ra′tion·al adj.
mat′u·ra′tive adj.
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maturation
The process of development.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mat·u·ra·tion
(mach'ūr-ā'shŭn)1. Achievement of full development or growth.
2. Developmental changes that lead to maturity.
3. Processing of a macromolecule; e.g., posttranscriptional modification of RNA or posttranslational modification of proteins.
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maturation (viral)
the collection of infective VIRIONS produced in the host cell.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Maturation
The process by which stem cells transform from immature cells without a specific function into a particular type of blood cell with defined functions.
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mat·u·ra·tion
(mach'ūr-ā'shŭn)Achievement of full development or growth.
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