Cellularization

In evolutionary biology, the term cellularization (cellularisation) has been used in theories to explain the evolution of cells, for instance in the pre-cell theory, dealing with the evolution of the first cells on this planet, and in the syncytial theory attempting to explain the origin of Metazoa from unicellular organisms.

Processes of cell development in multinucleate cells (syncytium, plural syncytia) of animals and plants are also termed cellularization, often called syncytium cellularization.