heterotopy
heterotopy An evolutionary change in the site at which a particular development occurs. The term was coined by E. H. Haeckel in 1866 to complement heterochrony.
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Term , term / tərm/ • n. 1. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, esp. in a particular kind of language or branch of study: the… the site of the Battle of Antietam , site / sīt/ • n. an area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed: the proposed site of a hydroelectric dam. ∎ a place where a… Particular , par·tic·u·lar / pə(r)ˈtikyələr/ • adj. 1. used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class: the action seems to discriminate aga… myna(h) , myna(h) see MINA. heterodont , heterodont
1. (invertebrate) Applied to a hinge dentition occurring in the Bivalvia, where teeth of differing sizes occur in the hinge plate. The tee… Heterochrony , Heterochrony—literally, "different timing"—describes the occurrence of a change in the timing of the development of different body parts between an a…
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