ontogenesis

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ontogenesis
n. life cycle of a single organism (Biology)

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Ontogeny
Ontogeny (also ontogenesis or morphogenesis) is the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilization of the egg to the organism's mature form. Yet, the term can be used to refer to the study of the entirety of an organism's lifespan.

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ontogenesis

Noun
1. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
(synonym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) culture
(part-meronym) gastrulation
(classification) biology, biological science
(class) isometry


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Ontogenesis
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ontogenesis
ontogenesis /'ɔntou'dʤenisis/
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    • (sinh vật học) sự phát triển cá thể ((cũng) ontogeny)

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