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on⋅tog⋅e⋅ny

   [on-toj-uh-nee]
–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
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