development def

[David Hill]

I see nothing wrong with this.

David

J Clark wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can we change the definition of development from:
>
> current:
> The biological process specifically aimed at the progression of an 
> organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote, or a 
> young adult) to a later condition (e.g. a multicellular animal or an 
> aged adult).
>
> to
>
> new:
> The biological process specifically aimed at the progression of an 
> organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote, a young 
> adult or a young single celled organism) to a later condition (e.g. a 
> multicellular animal, an aged adult or a mature single celled organism).
>
> Jane just pointed out that the current definition looks quite geared 
> to multicellular organisms and this term has all the cell development 
> terms as descendants.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jen



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