What does homodontism mean?
Homodontism means (zoology) Having a dentition of identical teeth..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(zoology) Having a dentition of identical teeth..
Now that all mammals are led back to a distant diphyodont stem, it is also true that the further we go back both in palingenesis and embryogenesis, the more widespread heterodontism is—all modern homodontism proving to be secondary.
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Homodontism means (zoology) Having a dentition of identical teeth..
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Possible antonyms include heterodontism.
Now that all mammals are led back to a distant diphyodont stem, it is also true that the further we go back both in palingenesis and embryogenesis, the more widespread heterodontism is—all modern homodontism proving to be secondary.
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