Phylembryogenesis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phylembryogenesis is a noun meaning A theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.
Meaning
A theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phylotype, epigenesis, orthoplasy, preformation, embryogeny, palingenesis.
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