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phylembryogenesis

phylembryogenesis noun: a theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.

Noun

phylembryogenesis (uncountable)

  1. A theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.

Questions about phylembryogenesis

What does phylembryogenesis mean?
Phylembryogenesis means a theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.
What part of speech is phylembryogenesis?
Phylembryogenesis is a noun.

Words near phylembryogenesis in the dictionary

  1. phylarchy
  2. phylax
  3. phylaxis
  4. phyle
  5. phylectenular
  6. phylembryogenesis
  7. phyles
  8. phyleses
  9. phylesis
  10. phyletic
  11. phyletic gradualism

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