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pedomorphosis

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ped·o·mor·pho·sis   (pěd'ə-môr'fə-sĭs, pē'də-)   
n.   pl. pe·do·mor·pho·ses (-sēz')
Phylogenetic change in which juvenile characteristics are retained in the adult form of an organism.
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pedomorphosis pe·do·mor·pho·sis (pē'də-môr'fə-sĭs)
n.
Variant of paedomorphosis.

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pedomorphosis

retention by an organism of juvenile or even larval traits into later life. There are two aspects of paedomorphosis: acceleration of sexual maturation relative to the rest of development (progenesis) and retardation of bodily development with respect to the onset of reproductive activity (neoteny).

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