The developmental process or transformation of a core structure, or the formation and change of central morphological features.
From core + morphosis (formation/change), from Greek morphe (form) + -osis (process). A technical biological term.
Coremorphosis in plant embryos is wild—the tiny seed core undergoes incredible transformations as it develops, with genes turning on and off in precise sequences to build roots, shoots, and eventually flowers.
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