Cenogenesis - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: cenogenesiscenogenesis
The introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution a modified evolution in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment distinguished from palingenesis...
cenogenetic
of or pertaining to cenogenesis Opposite of palingenetic...
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