See Also: caenogenesis(dictionary)

caenogenesis (iou)



caenogenesis noun. . L19.
[from Greek kainos new, recent + -GENESIS.]
Biology. Orig., the development of features in ontogenesis which are the result of environmental adaptation (opp. palingenesis or recapitulation). Now spec., the development in embryonic or larval forms of functional adaptations not present in the adult.
caenoge'netic adjective L19.