Ontogeny (Noun)
Meaning
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The biologist studied the ontogeny of the species to understand how it evolved over time.
- The development of the embryo was a classic example of ontogeny, as it transformed from a single cell to a complex organism.
- The researcher's theory on ontogeny suggested that the development of an organism's physical characteristics was influenced by its genetic makeup.
- The study of ontogeny in plants revealed that the process of growth and development was highly dependent on environmental factors.
- The scientist's work on the ontogeny of the human brain provided valuable insights into the development of cognitive abilities in children.
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Hyponyms
- Teratogenesis
- Gametogenesis
- Inflorescence
- Myelinization
- Psychosexual Development
- Flowering
- Odontiasis
- Virilisation
- Amelogenesis
- Efflorescence
- Culture
- Palingenesis
- Infructescence
- Germination
- Juvenescence
- Vegetation
- Psychogenesis
- Intussusception
- Masculinization
- Psychomotor Development
- Cenogenesis
- Masculinisation
- Habit
- Kenogenesis
- Recapitulation
- Dentition
- Foliation
- Cainogenesis
- Sprouting
- Teething
- Morphogenesis
- Suppression
- Blossoming
- Cohesion
- Neurogenesis
- Fructification
- Apposition
- Cytogeny
- Angiogenesis
- Caenogenesis
- Life Cycle
- Cultivation
- Virilization
- Florescence
- Cytogenesis
- Auxesis
- Leafing
- Myelinisation
- Proliferation
- Rooting