ONTOGENY


Meaning of ONTOGENY in English

[ ɒn'tɒdʒəni ]

■ noun the development of an individual organism or anatomical or behavioural feature from the earliest stage to maturity. Compare with phylogeny .

Derivatives

ontogenic adjective

ontogenically adverb

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