maturation
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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.
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]
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.
maturation
The process of development.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.
maturation (viral)
the collection of infective VIRIONS produced in the host cell.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.
Mentioned in: Leukemias, Chronic
mat·u·ra·tion
(mach'ūr-ā'shŭn)Achievement of full development or growth.