PALINGENESY
\pˈe͡ɪlɪnd͡ʒənəsi], \pˈeɪlɪndʒənəsi], \p_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_n_dʒ_ə_n_ə_s_i]\
Definitions of PALINGENESY
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That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; - distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoology, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
By Oddity Software
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That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; - distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zoology, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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