ALL meanings of heterochrony
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H h - noun heterochrony a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor. 1
- noun heterochrony (biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution. 0
- abbreviation HETEROCHRONY heterochronism 0