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ontogenesis - 6 dictionary results

on⋅tog⋅e⋅ny

  [on-toj-uh-nee]
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–noun Biology.
the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
Also, on⋅to⋅gen⋅e⋅sis  [on-tuh-jen-uh-sis] .
Compare phylogeny.

Origin:
1870–75; onto- + -geny

Related forms:
on⋅to⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [on-tuh-juh-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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on·to·gen·e·sis   (ŏn'tō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. on·to·gen·e·ses (-sēz')
See ontogeny.
on·tog·e·ny   (ŏn-tŏj'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. on·tog·e·nies
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult. Also called ontogenesis.
on'to·ge·net'ic (ŏn'tə-jə-nět'ĭk), on'to·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj., on'to·ge·net'i·cal·ly, on'to·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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Ontogenesis

On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See Ontology, and Genesis.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny.
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Main Entry: on·to·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: "änt-&-'jen-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural on·to·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: ONTOGENY
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ontogenesis on·to·gen·e·sis (ŏn'tō-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
See ontogeny.

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