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heterochrony

[het-uh-rok-ruh-nee]

noun Biology.

a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.

Origin:
1875–80; hetero- + chron- + -y³; compare German Heterochron

Related forms

het·er·o·chron·ic

[het-er-uh-kron-ik] , het·er·och·ro·nis·tic, het·er·och·ro·nous, adjective

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the science of heredity, dealing with characteristics of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment

the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell

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