mosaic heterochrony
mosaic heterochrony Heterochrony in which a number of heterochronic processes occur simultaneously, so different parts of an organism develop at different rates. Compare ASTOGENETIC HETEROCHRONY; and ONTOGENETIC HETEROCHRONY.
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