Material anatomical entity that is a single connected structure with inherent 3D shape generated by coordinated expression of the organism's own genome.
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Note that the definition does not say 'generated exclusively by the co-ordinated expression of the organism's own genome', so this is still valid for cases where normal morphogenesis requires the actions of a facultative symbiont, or some looser dependency such as the a requirement for the presence of gut flora for normal gut development.
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- material anatomical entity and bearer of some 3-D shape and bearer of some maximally connected