ontogeny
[on-toj-uh-nee]
- the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
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Also on·to·gen·e·sis [on-tuh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌɒn təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.
Compare phylogeny.
Origin of ontogeny
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This, as already explained, is the embryonic or Ontogenic series.
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But there is another essential element in ontogenic evolution.
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Because we can trace the change from the one to the other in the ontogenic series.
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This ontogenic fact is supremely important, for the most far-reaching conclusions may be drawn from it.
ontogeny
ontogenesis (ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
- the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organismCompare phylogeny
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ontogeny
(ŏn-tŏj′ə-nē)- The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.ontogenesis
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ontogeny
[ŏn-tŏj′ə-nē]
- The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.
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