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palingenesis

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pal·in·gen·e·sis (pln-jn-ss)
n.
The repetition by a single organism of various stages in the evolution of its species during embryonic development.
palingenesis
[pal′injen′əsis]
Etymology: Gk, palin + genesis, origin
1 the regeneration of a lost part.
2 the hereditary transmission of ancestral structural characteristics, especially abnormalities, in successive generations. Also called paleogenesis. Compare cenogenesis. palingenetic, palingenic, adj.


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