ontogeny
origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of egg fertilisation through to adult form
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ontogeny
Summary
ontogeny ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (890 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- ontogeny is a type of developmental process[2].
- ontogeny is part of developmental biology[3].
- ontogeny is part of biological life cycle[4].
- ontogeny's Commons category is recorded as Morphogenesis[5].
- ontogeny's Commons category is recorded as Ontogeny[6].
- ontogeny's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ontogeny[7].
- ontogeny's depicted by is recorded as recapitulation theory[8].
- ontogeny's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- ontogeny's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
- ontogeny's different from is recorded as Ontogeneza[11].
- ontogeny's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
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Definition and Type
ontogeny is a type of developmental process[2].
Use and Application
Part of include developmental biology[3], a branch of biology[13] and biological life cycle[4], a scientific concept[14].
Why It Matters
ontogeny ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (890 views/month).[1] ontogeny has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] ontogeny is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]