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ontogenesis meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of ontogenesis at MeaningMonkey.org. ontogenesis meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ONTOGENESIS noun
Definition of ontogenesis (noun)
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
- synonyms: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogeny
- antonym: nondevelopment
Source: Princeton University Wordnet