progenesis
progenesis
1. A form of paedomorphosis (more complete than neoteny) in which development is cut short by the early onset of maturity and the adult descendant exactly resembles a juvenile stage of its ancestor.
2. The early stages of ontogeny (less common usage).
1. A form of paedomorphosis (more complete than neoteny) in which development is cut short by the early onset of maturity and the adult descendant exactly resembles a juvenile stage of its ancestor.
2. The early stages of ontogeny (less common usage).
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