ontogeny
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ontogeny /ɒnˈtɒdʒəni/
▶noun the development of an individual organism or anatomical or behavioural feature from the earliest stage to maturity. Compare with phylogeny.
– derivatives
ontogenic adjective,
ontogenically adverb.
ontogenic adjective,
ontogenically adverb.
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