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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·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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ontogeny 
"development of an individual," 1872, coined from Gk. on (gen. ontos) "being" (prp. of einai "to be") + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born."
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Main Entry: on·tog·e·ny
Pronunciation: än-'täj-&-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
: thedevelopment or course of development of an individual organism called also ontogenesis; —compare PHYLOGENY 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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ontogeny   (ŏn-tŏj'ə-nē)  Pronunciation Key 
The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.
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