Ontogenesis
[on-toj-uh-nee] /ɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni/
noun, Biology.
1.
the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
/ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ/
noun
1.
the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism Compare phylogeny
n.
“development of an individual,” 1872, from onto- + -geny. Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis.
ontogenesis on·to·gen·e·sis (ŏn’tō-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
See ontogeny.
ontogeny on·tog·e·ny (ŏn-tŏj’ə-nē)
n.
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult. Also called ontogenesis.
ontogeny
(ŏn-tŏj’ə-nē)
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.
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