Eli5: How do bones and other organs know what shapes to grown into?

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Eli5: How do bones and other organs know what shapes to grown into?

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Basically the cells in your body can communicate with one another and we call this “cell signalling” Your body is able to find the right balance of releasing signals to cells that need to grow faster or slower or for a different function altogether. This intricate system that your body has in place allows your organs to gain the shape it needs to carry out is function.