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Caenogenesis
Caenogenesis (also variously spelled cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis) is the introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species, as opposed to palingenesis. Notable examples include the addition of the placenta in mammals.
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kainogenesis
Noun
1. introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
(synonym) cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis
(hypernym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
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