Heterochronism

Heterochronism
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ? time.] (Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts. [1913 Webster]

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