Synonyms of kainogenesis

Noun


1. cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis

usage: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)

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