ontogeny -
(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"
caenogenesis,
cainogenesis,
cenogenesis,
kainogenesis,
kenogenesis 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)
cohesion (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
cultivation (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
fructification organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
gametogenesis the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
gastrulation the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
sprouting,
germination the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent"
habit (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
palingenesis,
recapitulation emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
proliferation growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
psychogenesis a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
psychogenesis a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
psychomotor development progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities
psychosexual development (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage
rooting the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
suppression forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
Ontogeny (also ontogenesis or morphogenesis) (ontos present participle of 'to be', genesis 'creation') describes the origin and the development of an organism from the fertilized egg to its mature form. Ontogeny is studied in developmental biology, developmental psychology, developmental cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychobiology. Ontogeny is that branch of life science which deals with the study of origin and development of an organism from fertilized ovum to its mature form.
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ontogeny The entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organism.
ontogeny The description of the origin and the development of an organism from the fertilized egg to its mature form and death.
