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blastogeny

blastogeny noun: blastogenesis.

Noun (1)

blastogeny (usually uncountable, plural blastogenies)

  1. (dated, usually) Blastogenesis.

Noun (2)

blastogeny (usually uncountable, plural blastogenies)

  1. (historical, rare, usually, theory of recapitulation) The study of the evolution of the forms of entire individuals by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

Antonyms of blastogeny

Forms of blastogeny

pluralblastogenies

Origin of blastogeny

From blasto- (“growth”) + -geny (“origin”).

Learned borrowing from German Blastogenie, itself from blasto- + -genie; equivalent to blasto- (“biological organs”) + -geny (“origin”).

Questions about blastogeny

What does blastogeny mean?
Blastogeny means blastogenesis.
What part of speech is blastogeny?
Blastogeny is a noun.
What is the plural of blastogeny?
The plural of blastogeny is blastogenies.

Words near blastogeny in the dictionary

  1. blastogenesis
  2. blastogenetic
  3. blastogenic
  4. blastogenicity
  5. blastogenies
  6. blastogeny
  7. blastogregarine
  8. blastogregarines
  9. blastoid
  10. blastoids
  11. blastokinesis

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