Heterochrony Definition

hĕtə-rō-krŏnē
noun
A change or set of changes in the timing or duration of an organism's ontogenetic development compared with an ancestral species, resulting in morphological differences between ancestor and descendant.
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Origin of Heterochrony

  • hetero– Greek khronos time –y

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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