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/piːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/ · adjective
Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult..
Based on pedomorphic changes in the fossils of Paleolithic humans, Wrangham has suggested that a similar process has been taking place in human evolution during the past thirty to fifty thousand years, and may still be taking place.
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Paedomorphic means Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult..
Common synonyms include neotenic.
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Based on pedomorphic changes in the fossils of Paleolithic humans, Wrangham has suggested that a similar process has been taking place in human evolution during the past thirty to fifty thousand years, and may still be taking place.
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