Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or relating to ontogenesis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to ontogenesis.
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- adjective of or relating to
ontogenesis
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- adjective of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms
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Examples
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*This is similar to what has been called ontogenetic ritualization: the co-shaping by individuals of a behavior over time, until even the very initial part of the behavior carries meaning for them.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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*This is similar to what has been called ontogenetic ritualization: the co-shaping by individuals of a behavior over time, until even the very initial part of the behavior carries meaning for them.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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S. frondaria's body (such as color) can be modified in response to the presence or absence of factors in the environment, on an "ontogenetic" timescale.
Ethical Technology IEET 2010
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And there's been more from the latest Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, papers on the "rauisuchian" archosaur Batrachotomus kupferzellensis; the ontogeny of Stegosaurus; ontogenetic and taxonomic implications of pattern and transition of surficial bone texture of the centrosaurine frill; and Adeopapposaurus, a new prosauropod dinosaur from Argentina.
"Fill the night with stories. The legend grows." greygirlbeast 2009
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Estes JM, Adzick NS, Longaker MT, Harrison MR, Stern R: Hyaluronate metabolism undergoes ontogenetic transition during fetal development: Implications for scarless wound healing.
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That sexuality is ontogenetic, and in humans is fixed before birth, is not seriously open to debate in the scientific community.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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As already understood by Delbruck (1971), Aristotle's concept of the eidos, in the context of ontogenetic development, is in some respects remarkably similar to the modern concept of the genetic program.
Against Darwinism 2009
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That sexuality is ontogenetic, and in humans is fixed before birth, is not seriously open to debate in the scientific community.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Education, Dirty Words, and the Due Process Clause 2010
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What does ontogenetic depth mean and why is it important?
Breaking News: Ontogenetic Depth 2.0! - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The specimen is inferred to represent a five-year-old individual and to be at a young adult ontogenetic stage, based on a combination of histological features including narrower outermost zones, dense haversian bone, extensive and multiple endosteal bone depositional events and absence of an external fundamental system. d, Close up of the gastroliths scale bar, 2 cm.
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