Morphallaxis refers to the type of regeneration in which lost body parts are replaced by the remodeling of the remaining tissue.
A classic example of an organism that regenerates using this mechanism is the hydra. When a hydra is cut into two pieces, two hydra will be regenerated, both smaller than the parental hydra. Once regeneration is completed, the two hydra can continue to grow and reach the size of their original parent.
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