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ontogeny
[ on-toj-uh-nee ]
noun
, Biology.
- the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
ontogeny
/ ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪk; ˌɒntədʒɪˈnɛtɪk; ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ /
noun
- the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism Compare phylogeny
ontogeny
/ ŏn-tŏj′ə-nē /
- The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.
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Derived Forms
- ˌontoˈgenically, adverb
- ontogenic, adjective
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Other Words From
- on·to·ge·net·ic [on-t, uh, -j, uh, -, net, -ik], onto·ge·neti·cal onto·genic adjective
- onto·ge·neti·cal·ly onto·geni·cal·ly adverb
- on·toge·nist noun
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Example Sentences
It is expressed by the formula of Herbert Spencer, "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny."
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It relies on the facts of paleontology, and fills up the gaps in this by comparative anatomy and ontogeny.
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Ontogeny teaches unmistakably that its elementary organs, the epidermic cells, develop entirely from the ectoderm.
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The three most valuable sources of evidence in phylogeny are paleontology, comparative anatomy, and ontogeny.
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As we have seen, ontogeny is not completed at hatching or birth.
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