About The Word Palingenesis
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Palingenesis
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What's The Definition Of Palingenesis?
[n] emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
Synonyms | Synonyms for Palingenesis: recapitulation Related Terms | Find terms related to Palingenesis: See Also | development | growing | growth | maturation | ontogenesis | ontogeny Palingenesis In Webster's Dictionary \Pal`in*gen"e*sis\, Palingenesy \Pal`in*gen"e*sy\,
n. [Gr. ?; ? again + ? birth: cf. F. paling['e]n['e]sie. See
{Genesis}.]
1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued
existence in different manner or form.
2. (Biol.) 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 zo["o]logy, the abrupt
metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
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