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cenogenesis |
1 definition found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cenogenesis n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [syn: {kenogenesis}, {caenogenesis}, {cainogenesis}, {kainogenesis}] [ant: {palingenesis}]
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