Assertion: embryo | /r/CapableOf | take shape
Facets:
value: in a series of progressive steps
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: As microscopy improved during the 19th century, biologists could see that embryos took shape in a series of progressive steps, and epigenesis displaced preformation as the favoured explanation among embryologists.
text: As microscopy improved during the 19th century, biologists could see that embryos took shape in a series of progressive steps, and epigenesis displaced preformation as the favored explanation among embryologists.