embryogeny

American  

[em-bree-oj-uh-nee] / ˌɛm briˈɒdʒ ə ni /

Also embryogenesis

noun

1. the formation and development of the embryo, as a subject of scientific study.

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embryogeny British  

/ ˌɛmbrɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

1. Also called: embryogenesis.  the formation and development of an embryo

2. the study of these processes

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Other Word Forms

• embryogenetic adjective
• embryogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of embryogeny

First recorded in 1825–35; embryo- + -geny

Example Sentences

The number of stages in embryogeny is proportionate to the complexity of the adult; the younger the embryo the simpler its organs—such is the general formula of the relation between the embryo and the adult.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

In some forms, moreover, the broader fundamental features of embryogeny are already established before the entrance of the spermatozoon.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

The primitive Annelid mouth, however, does not appear in the embryogeny of Vertebrates, for the great development of the brain crowds it out of existence.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

At the stage which we have now reached a question arises, a question of major importance, touching the most nebulous aspect of embryogeny.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

He accepts in general von Baer's law that the characters of the large groups appear earlier in embryogeny than the characters of the lesser classificatory divisions.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell