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noun Biology.
the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
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Ontogeny
is always a great word to know.
So is generation. Does it mean:
| a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism |
| one complete life cycle; one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase |
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World English Dictionary
| ontogeny or ontogenesis (ɒnˈtɒdʒənɪ, ˌɒntəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) | |
| —n | |
| Compare phylogeny the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism | |
| ontogenesis or ontogenesis | |
| —n | |
| ontogenic or ontogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| ontogenetic or ontogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| onto'genically or ontogenesis | |
| —adv | |
| ontoge'netically or ontogenesis | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ontogeny
"development of an individual," 1872, coined from Gk. on (gen. ontos) "being" (prp. of einai "to be;" see essence) + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ontogeny on·tog·e·ny (ŏn-tŏj'ə-nē)
n.
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult. Also called ontogenesis.
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Science Dictionary
ontogeny  (ŏn-tŏj'ə-nē) Pronunciation Key
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult. |
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