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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOntogenetic
/ˌɒn.təʊ.dʒəˈnet.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the origin and development of an individual organism from the earliest stage to maturity.
"The study examined the ontogenetic changes in skull morphology across different age groups of the species." - 2
Pertaining to ontogeny as a biological process encompassing growth and differentiation.
"Ontogenetic adaptation allows the animal to adjust to environmental stressors during its lifetime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin compounding of Greek roots 'ont-', meaning 'being' (from 'on', present participle of 'einai' to be), and '-genesis', meaning 'creation' or 'birth', combined with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. Coined in the late 19th century within evolutionary biology to describe the developmental history of an individual organism.
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ontogénétique
Transliteration: ɔ̃.tɔ.ʒe.ne.tik
"Les variations ontogénétiques influencent la forme de l'organisme."
ontogenetisch
Transliteration: ɔntoɡeˈneːtɪʃ
"Die ontogenetische Entwicklung beschreibt das Wachstum des Individuums."
ontogenetico
Transliteration: ɔn.to.dʒeˈnɛ.ti.ko
"Questo tratto morfologico mostra un cambiamento ontogenetico."
ontogenético
Transliteration: on.to.xeˈne.ti.ko
"El desarrollo ontogenético abarca desde el huevo hasta la edad adulta."
ontogenético
Transliteration: õ.tu.ʒeˈnɛ.ti.ku
"O estudo analisou o ciclo ontogenético da espécie."
ऑन्टोजेनेटिक
Transliteration: ontojenetik
"यह अध्ययन जीव के ऑन्टोजेनेटिक विकास पर केंद्रित है।"
个体发生学的
Transliteration: gè tǐ fā shēng xué de
"科学家们正在研究这一物种的个体发生学特征。"
발생학적
Transliteration: bal-saeng-hak-jeok
"이 유기체는 독특한 개체발생적 변화를 거칩니다."
個体発生学的
Transliteration: kotai hassei gaku teki
"論文では個体発生学的な適応について議論されている。"
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