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Meaning of 'kenogenesis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kenogenesis [ n.]
- 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.

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