Biology A-Level
Pattern formation
What Pattern formation means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Pattern formation
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Reference: OCR
Underlying process in which gene regulation, switching target genes on or off, controls where and when other genes are expressed.
Topics that use Pattern formation
- Cellular control (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Balance of cell gain and loss
- Conservation
- Development of body form
- Effect of mutations on protein function and production
- Frameshift and its consequences
- Homeobox (Hox) genes
- Post-translational control of proteins
- Programmed cell death
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