What does neoteny mean?
Neoteny means (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult..
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/niˈɒtəni/ · noun
(biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult..
Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.
Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny.
Use neoteny when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Neoteny means (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult..
Common synonyms include pedomorphism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.
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