canalization
Creating defined pathways
Canalization is the construction of canals, or the conversion of waterways into navigable channels.
More broadly, it means directing something into a fixed path or channel: The canalization of public opinion through mass media.
In biology, canalization refers to the tendency of developmental processes to follow established pathways despite genetic or environmental variation, producing consistent outcomes.
Passage for transmission
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- lockMechanism requiring a key
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- embankmentRaised earth structure
aqueduct · floodgate · culvert · conduit · flume · weir · spillway · watercourse
Temporary data accumulation
- robustnessResistance to failure
- phenotypicOf observable characteristics
- plasticityAbility to change shape
- epigeneticsHeritable expression changes, sequence intact
developmental · pathway · ontogeny · morphogenesis · differentiation · maturation · constraints · invariance
Narrow trench in earth
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- fieldArea of specialty
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
crops · soil · cultivation · farming · drainage · aqueduct · diversion · horticulture
Persistent mental attachment
- narrowingReduction in width
- rigidityState of being unbending
- focusConcentrated attention point
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
cognitive · behavioral · habit · predetermined · constrained · conditioning · entrenchment
channel
Passage for transmission
embankment · aqueduct · floodgate · culvert · conduit · flume · weir · spillway · watercourse · straightening
buffering
Temporary data accumulation
- robustnessResistance to failure
- phenotypicOf observable characteristics
- plasticityAbility to change shape
epigenetics · developmental · pathway · ontogeny · morphogenesis · differentiation · maturation · constraints · invariance · embryology
furrow
Narrow trench in earth
agriculture · crops · soil · cultivation · farming · drainage · aqueduct · diversion · horticulture · irrigator
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
channeling · cognitive · behavioral · habit · predetermined · constrained · conditioning · entrenchment
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- evo-devoHox genes, body plan, gene regulation, serial homology, evolvability
canalizationfree variation
Interchangeable linguistic variants
destabilization · liberation · diversification · randomization · deregulation
canalizationdiffusion
Passive molecular spreading
dispersion · scattering · spreading · dissipation · divergence
canal, canals, decannulation, cannula, cannulation, cannulas, canalized