Definition of Heterochrony. Meaning of Heterochrony. Synonyms of Heterochrony

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Definition of Heterochrony

Heterochrony
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ? time.] (Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

Meaning of Heterochrony from wikipedia

- In evolutionary developmental biology, heterochrony is any genetically controlled difference in the timing, rate, or duration of a developmental process...
- paedomorphosis (changing towards forms typical of children), a type of heterochrony. It is the retention in adults of traits previously seen only in the...
- the following decades it was influential in stimulating research into heterochrony (changes in the timing of embryonic development), which had been neglected...
- ancestor”. Heterochrony can lead to a modification in shape, size and/or behavior of an organism through a variety of different ways. With heterochrony being...
- both have seven cervical vertebrae. The giraffe's neck is elongated by heterochrony, extension of the time for the embryonic development of these bones....
- arrangement of an organism's embryonic development, complementary to heterochrony, a change to the rate or timing of a development process. It was first...
- thought and a reduction of physical movements in an individual A form of heterochrony, able to cause effects such as neoteny, retention by adults of traits...
- 1972) was a British evolutionary embryologist, known for his work on heterochrony as recorded in his 1930 book Embryos and Ancestors. He was director of...
- the Sarcastic Fringehead’s aggressive display is a prime example of heterochrony, where changes in the timing and rate of development have resulted in...
- 1016/j.anbehav.2005.04.022. S2CID 39848913. Wakahara, Masami (1996). "Heterochrony and Neotenic Salamanders: Possible Clues for Understanding the Animal...