caenogenesisn.
/siːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ More regular form of kenogenesis n. (1879).
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acquired1794
neomorph1886
paedomorphism1892
neotenia1896
habitat form1902
caenogenesis1909
fetalization1922
paedomorphosis1922
hominization1953
synapomorphy1966
synapomorph1969
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Cænogenesis.
1930 G. R. de Beer Embryol. & Evol. xv. 102 The appearance of characters in the early stages of development is caenogenesis.
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caenogeˈnetic adj.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [adjective] > morphogenesis > derivation or appearance of characters
paedomorphic1892
neotenic1894
fetalized1922
caenogenetic1930
neotene1987
1930 G. R. de Beer Embryol. & Evol. i. 6 Haeckel concluded..that a new or caenogenetic stage had been intercalated in the ontogeny.
1937 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 192 It is clearly a caenogenetic character.
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