Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Biology The initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a part or an organ develops; primordium.
- noun A genetic predisposition to a given trait or personality characteristic.
- noun A fundamental principle; the foundation for a future development.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In embryology, the first indication of a developing organ in the embryo; a rudiment, in the sense of a simple beginning.
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- noun biology
primordium , the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops - noun genetics
allele , a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel) - noun psychology
temperament , the predisposition personality type
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A comparison of a fly and fish fate map reveals further dramatic differences between the relative size occupied by the anlagen for various organs: for example in the fish the brain anlage occupies a very large fraction of the gastrula, while the epidermis is rather inconspicuous, compared to its dominance in the fly map.
Nobel Lecture The Identification Of Genes Controlling Development In Flies And Fishes 1995
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Once I saw enacted above ground, and in the light of day, something which may have had its roots in an _anlage_ of divine discontent.
Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919
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Labeling is seen in the ventricular zone of the developing cerebellar anlage at E15 (arrowheads in left panels), suggesting that
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Samir Koirala et al. 2010
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Published: 2009-08-03 22: 10: 17+01: 00 bein ersten richtigen anfahren mit der anlage .... is halt noch kalt gewesen ...
WN.com - Articles related to Japan suspends beef exports over foot-and-mouth 2010
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Nissan 350Z HKS HI Power bein ersten richtigen anfahren mit der anlage .... is halt noch kalt gewesen ...
WN.com - Articles related to Japan suspends beef exports over foot-and-mouth 2010
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Published: 2009-08-03 22: 10: 17+01: 00 bein ersten richtigen anfahren mit der anlage .... is halt noch kalt gewesen ...
WN.com - Articles related to Japan suspends beef exports over foot-and-mouth 2010
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Nissan 350Z HKS HI Power bein ersten richtigen anfahren mit der anlage .... is halt noch kalt gewesen ...
WN.com - Articles related to Japan suspends beef exports over foot-and-mouth 2010
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Labeling is seen in the ventricular zone of the developing cerebellar anlage at E15 (arrowheads in left panels), suggesting that
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Samir Koirala et al. 2010
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Of further interest, CNTNAP2 is expressed in the human cerebral cortex, specifically the orbital gyrus and superior frontal anlage, spanning the inferior and middle frontal gyri - all regions know to related to language cognition.
Anthropology.net 2009
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