HETEROCHRONIES

Noun

heterochronies

plural of heterochrony

Source: Wiktionary


HETEROCHRONY

Het`er*och"ro*nism, Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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