ontogeny /on·tog·e·ny/ (on-toj´ĭ-ne) the complete developmental history of an individual organism.ontogenet´icontogen´ic
ontogeny
ontogeny [on″toj´ĕ-ne]
ontogeny (än·täˑ·j
·nē),
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on·tog·e·ny ( n-tj  -n )n. The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult. Also called ontogenesis. |
ontogeny
[ontoj′ənē]
Etymology: Gk, ontos, being, genein, to produce
the development of one organism from a single-celled ovum to the time of birth, including all phases of differentiation and growth. Compare phylogeny. See also comparative anatomy.
ontogeny [on″toj´ĕ-ne]
the complete developmental history of an individual organism. adj., adj ontogenet´ic, ontogen´ic.
ontogeny (än·täˑ·j
·nē),n the developmental history of an organism.
ontogeny (ontoj´
nē),n the natural life cycle of an individual as contrasted with the natural life cycle of the race (phylogeny). See also life expectancy.
ontogeny
the developmental history of an individual.
ontogeny
The biological history of the development and growth of a single individual or organism. See Phylogeny.
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