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ontogeny

[ on-toj-uh-nee ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. the development or developmental history of an individual organism.


ontogeny

/ ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs; ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪk; ˌɒntədʒɪˈnɛtɪk; ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ /

noun

  1. the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism Compare phylogeny
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ontogeny

/ ŏn-tŏjə-nē /

  1. 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], onto·ge·neti·cal onto·genic adjective
  • onto·ge·neti·cal·ly onto·geni·cal·ly adverb
  • on·toge·nist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ontogeny1

First recorded in 1870–75; onto- + -geny
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Example Sentences

Looking for a solution to this problem, Cajal turned to embryology—also known as ontogeny—which he had first read about in a college textbook.

“Here phylogeny closely replicates ontogeny” — why yes, of course it does, and a “prolegomenon”? By all means, make mine a large one, no ice.

Martin starts rambling off a list of words: thaumatology, ontology, eschatology, epistemology, phenomenology, teleology, etiology, ontogeny.

Are there any biologists out there who can give us an idea how these environmental triggers for gene expression and suppression might affect development were they to occur during ontogeny?

Distinct routes of lineage development reshape the human blood hierarchy across ontogeny.

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