cenogenesis

1. (noun) 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)
Synonyms: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis
Related Words: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
Antonyms: palingenesis



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