Crossword-Solution: NEOTENY
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| persistence of larval or fetal features in the adult form of an animal | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ZAEECM
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eruption
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Sentences with NEOTENY (3)
But there is no reason to suppose that a congenital defect of thyroid arising as a mutation was the original cause of the neoteny, _i.e._ the peisistence of the larval or aquatic, branchiate condition.
Probably these Proteidae should be regarded as primitive in this respect, although many other features may be attributed to neoteny.
For most of these there is nothing about the otic region that would be inconsistent with derivation, by neoteny, from known families in which adults are terrestrial; for example, _Cryptobranchus_ could have had a Hynobiid-like ancestor.
Quotes with NEOTENY (2)
Neoteny is more than retaining a youthful appearance, although that is often part of it. Neoteny is the retention of all those wonderful qualities that we associate with youth: curiosity, playfulness, eagerness, fearlessness, warmth, energy. Unlike those defeated by time and age, our geezers have remained much like our geeks — open, willing to take risks, hungry for knowledge and experience, courageous, eager to see what the new day brings. Time and lost steal the zest from t…
Compared to forest or aquatic ecosystems, grassland is unstable. It requires rather precise geological and climatic conditions, and if these conditions are not maintained--if too much rain falls, or too little--it quickly turns into forest or desert, both of which are dominated by woody plants. This instability is reflected in the spectacular but brief careers of various grassland faunas. Humanity, with its dazzling symbioses, preadaptations, and neoteny, is the most spectacu…