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(biology) In an abiogenetic manner; to have created life without life.
n
(biology) A change or modification to a living organism that occurs during its lifetime, that is not incorporated into its DNA, and hence cannot be passed on to its offspring; for example, the loss of a limb in an accident, or stunted growth due to inadequate nutrition.
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(countable, biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
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(phylogenetics) apomorphic
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Relating to behavioremes.
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Any non-representational form based on the shape or appearance of a living organism
n
The morphology of living organisms
n
The morphological features common to a group of (typically, related) animals
adj
Alternative form of coenospecific [Relating to coenospecies.]
adj
Synonym of chemotaxonomic
n
(biology) The development of a group of organisms over time
adj
Alternative form of cladistic [Relating to a clade]
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Relating to coadaptation
adj
Pertaining to comitology.
n
(biology) common structure in related organisms
n
Alternative form of diauxie [(biology) The state or quality of being diauxic.]
adj
Alternative form of ecomorphological [Of or pertaining to ecomorphology]
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(biology) The study of the effect of environment on the morphology of organisms.
adj
Of or pertaining to ecotropism
adj
Relating to ethnogeny or to ethnogenesis
adj
Relating to exaptation.
n
The state of being extramorphological
adj
Of or relating to haplology.
n
Alternative form of heterochrony [(biology) the variation in ontogeny of individuals of a species that gives rise to evolution]
adj
(biology) heteromorphic
n
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.
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(biology) The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.
n
(biology) Twisting in a different direction.
n
(biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
n
The state of being a heterotroph.
n
(biology) The property of being a holophyte.
adj
Relating to homophyly.
n
(biology, dated) serial homology
adj
Being or relating to a hybrid.
n
The creation of a hybrid of any kind.
adj
Relating to hyetology.
adj
Relating to ichnomorphology
n
The morphology of an organism that distinguishes it from others.
n
The condition of being meromorphic.
n
The condition of being mesomorphic
adj
Relating to metaphase.
n
(zoology) A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.
adj
(biology) Describing differences in the morphology of the same organism in different places, cultures etc
n
A particular morphological form of an organism
n
(biology) Any of a group of organisms that have similar morphology (but may not be taxonomically related)
n
(biology) The study of the relationships between the form and function of organisms.
n
(biology, archaic) The laws of organic formation.
adj
Having a greatly modified biological structure, specialised according to recent conditions of environment.
adj
Of or pertaining to neontology
n
(taxonomy) A semaphoront identified via taxonomic ontogeny
adj
Alternative spelling of paedomorphic [Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult.]
n
Evolutionary development of a species.
adv
based on phylogenetics
n
(biology) A graphical representation of the morphology of a group of related species
n
(biology) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny.
n
A characteristic of an organism that has been acquired from its ancestors.
adj
Of a characteristic of an organism, acquired from its ancestors; not morphologically distinct from the same feature in an ancestor.
adj
Relating to multiple adaptations
n
(biology) Any organism that shows polymorphism.
adj
(biology, historical) Relating to the theory of preformation.
n
The typology of somatotypes.
adj
Relating to synechism.
adj
Relating to synergetics.
adj
of, related to or produced by a synod; synodal
n
The study of the toponome of organisms.
n
(biology) The detection of "foreign" material
n
The morphology of animals
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