Morphogeny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Morphogeny is a noun meaning (historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Meaning
(historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Example Sentences
Es wird daher erst die Aufgabe einer zukünftigen Physiogenie sein, die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Functionen mit gleichem Eifer und Erfolge in Angriff zu nehmen, wie dies für die Entwickelungsgeschichte der Formen von der Morphogenie längst geschehen ist.
Word Forms
- morphogenies
Antonyms for morphogeny
Common opposites include physiogeny, morphophyly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include physiogeny, morphogenetics, morphologenesis, morphogenesis, phytogeny, morphosis.
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