Definition of Kenogenesis

Ken`o`gen´e`sis
n.1.(Biol.) Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; - distinguished from palingenesis.


Related Words

caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, development, growing, growth, kainogenesis, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny


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