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heterochronic
het·e·ro·chron·y H5180900 (hĕt′ə-rō-krŏn′ē)n. A change or set of changes in the timing or duration of an organism's ontogenetic development compared with an ancestral species, resulting in morphological differences between ancestor and descendant.
[hetero- + Greek khronos, time + -y.]
het′e·ro·chron′ic, het′e·ro·chron′ous adj.heterochronic (ˌhɛtərəʊˈkrɒnɪk) or heterochronousadj (Biology) biology occurring at different times or stagesheterochronic
heterochronic [het″er-o-kron´ik] 1. pertaining to or characterized by heterochronia.2. denoting different ages or stages of development, as between an excised organ and an implanted one in transplantation operations.3. a difference in the rate or time of occurrence between two processes.het·er·och·ro·nous (het'ĕr-ok'rō-nŭs), Relating to heterochronia. Synonym(s): heterochronichet·er·och·ro·nous (het'ĕr-ok'rŏ-nŭs) Relating to heterochronia.
Synonym(s): heterochronic. |