ontogenetic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌɒntəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/
- Specialized
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ontogenético
- Studying such developmental discontinuities may reveal how behavior expressed at a particular ontogenetic stage is adaptive in the physical and social environments typically encountered by individuals at that stage.
- ontogenetic change
Examples
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Thus, lichens and conventional plants differ profoundly in their ontogenetic relationship of cell to body (Figure 28).
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Interdecadal periods, seasons, and ontogenetic categories were the explanatory variables tested.
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Ontogenetic skills are behaviors exhibited only if learned or taught to the individual.
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Susceptibility may also vary during winter as a function of ongoing ontogenetic processes.
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Our studies of patterns of ontogenetic change in hyena behavior leave many questions unanswered.
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The decline in sassafras performance beyond the sapling stage may be due to ontogenetic changes in growth and/or mortality rates.
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Gemma Fiumura observes that "once an ontogenetic, life-dependent perspective is adopted" -- such as Lawrence's -- "language appears as a process" (6).
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Specifically, the observed close relationship between variations in cortical structure and axonal connections may arise from an interplay between the ontogenetic time course of neurogenesis and concurrent connection formation.
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Applying the regularities that emerged in our simulations to empirical data afforded a strong test of whether the simulations adequately captured ontogenetic processes and produced realistic networks.
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The study of ontogenetic development helps us understand how an organism grows from a single cell to maturity.
Synonyms
Relating to the development of an animal or plant from birth to adulthood
How Developed
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
28
7.0
3
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
ontogenetic = ontogeny (transparent) = ontogen + etic
Formed from the noun 'ontogeny' with the regular adjectival suffix '-etic', so it straightforwardly means 'relating to ontogeny'.
Etymology
Ontogenetic comes from Greek roots ont- meaning 'being' and -genetic from genesis meaning 'birth' or 'origin', the same root as generate and gene. So ontogenetic is a useful word for the 'birth and life story' of a single living thing, its development from before birth to adulthood.