ontogenesis

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Etymology

From onto- +‎ -genesis.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ŏn′tō-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: on‧to‧gen‧e‧sis

Noun

ontogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural ontogeneses)

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

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