Crossword-Solution: HETEROCHRONY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Heterochrony | n. | In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts. |
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| divergence from normal time sequence in development | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the
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daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.
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Sentences with HETEROCHRONY (3)
Heterochrony shows itself, as a rule, either as an acceleration or as a retardation of developmental events, as compared with their relative time of occurrence during phylogeny.
Heterochrony: an irregular development in point of time, a later stage becoming evident before one that is earlier in ordinary course.
HETEROCHRONY, het-e-rok'ro-ni, _n._ (_biol._) a divergence in ontogenetic sequence affecting the time of formation of parts or organs--also HETEROCHR[=O]'NIA.--_adj._ HETEROCHRON'IC.--_n._ HETEROCH'RONISM.--_adjs._ HETEROCHRONIST'IC; HETEROCH'RONOUS.