Pedomorphy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pedomorphy is a noun meaning (US) Alternative spelling of paedomorphy.
Meaning
(US) Alternative spelling of paedomorphy.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pedomorphosis, apomorphy, pleisiomorph, paedomorph, plesiomorphism, apomorph.
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