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ontogenesis - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ontogenesis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ontogenesis [ n.]
- Alt. of Ontogeny

Meaning of 'ontogenesis' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ontogenesis [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Example in sentence:
  • he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children