in taxon regulates (processual) regulates metanephros development biological regulation regulation of metanephros development Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of metanephros development. Metanephros development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of the metanephros over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The metanephros is an endocrine and metabolic organ that filters the blood and excretes the end products of body metabolism in the form of urine. GO:0072215 regulation of kidney development Gnathostomata <vertebrates>