MORPHOLOGY


Meaning of MORPHOLOGY in English

n.

In biology, the study of the size, shape, and structure of organisms in relation to some principle or generalization.

Whereas anatomy describes the structure of organisms, morphology explains the shapes and arrangement of parts of organisms in terms of such general principles as evolutionary relations, function, and development.

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