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paedomorphosis
paedomorphosis The evolutionary process in which larval or juvenile features of an ancestral organism are displaced to the adult forms of its descendants. It can arise by neoteny or progenesis. Paedomorphosis is thought to have occurred in the evolution of higher chordates from free-swimming larval tunicates, in which metamorphosis was eventually lost and sexual development accelerated until larval forms were capable of breeding.
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"paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-paedomorphosis.html "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-paedomorphosis.html |
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paedomorphosis
paedomorphosis Evolutionary change that results in the retention of juvenile characters into adult life. It may be the result of neoteny, of progenesis, or of postdisplacement. It permits an ‘escape’ from specialization, and has been invoked to account for the origin of many taxa, from subspecies to phyla.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-paedomorphosis.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-paedomorphosis.html |
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paedomorphosis
paedomorphosis Evolutionary change that results in the retention of juvenile characters into adult life. It may be the result of neoteny, of progenesis, or of postdisplacement. It permits an ‘escape’ from specialization, and has been invoked to account for the origin of many taxa, from subspecies to phyla.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-paedomorphosis.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-paedomorphosis.html |
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paedomorphosis
paedomorphosis Evolutionary change that results in the retention of juvenile characters into adult life. It may be the result of neoteny or progenesis. It permits an ‘escape’ from specialization, and has been invoked to account for the origin of many taxa, from subspecies to phyla.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-paedomorphosis.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "paedomorphosis." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-paedomorphosis.html |
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