ontogenesis

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Traditional idealised representation of the comparative ontogenesis of vertebrate embryos. From left to right in columns: fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammals

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From onto- +‎ -genesis.

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Noun

ontogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural ontogeneses)

  1. The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

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