hypogenesis
noun
underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
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In other cases the medusoid is hypogenetic, medusoid producing medusoid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various