PALINGENESES
PALINGENESIS
palingenesis, recapitulation
(noun) emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
palingeneses
plural of palingenesis
Source: Wiktionary
PALINGENESIS
Pal`in*gen"e*sis, Pal`in*gen"e*sy, n. Etym: [Gr. palingénésie. See Genesis.]
1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence in different manner or form.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoölogy, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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