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Ontogenetic

Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena.

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Ontogeny 74% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ontogeny 74% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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