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Caenogenesis Definition & Meaning

caenogenesis
noun
  1. introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)

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What does caenogenesis mean?
introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
What part of speech is caenogenesis?
Caenogenesis is a noun.

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