phy|log|e|ny

phy|log|e|ny
phy|log|e|ny «fy LOJ uh nee», noun, plural -nies.
the origin and development of a species or higher grouping of animal or plant, or the history of its development: »

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny (Henry E. Crampton).

[< German Phylogenie < Greek phŷlon race2 + -geneia origin]

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