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cenogenesis

/,sinə'dʒɛnɪsɪs/

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noun
introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
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Similar:

caenogenesis cainogenesis kainogenesis kenogenesis

Opposite:

palingenesis

type of:
development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny

Definition that contains cenogenesis

cenogenetic of or relating to cenogenesis