Cenogenesis

/ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

/ˌsiːnoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

Translation of "cenogenesis" into Russian

cenogenesis

Noun

/ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

/ˌsiːnoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

cenogenesis

cenogeneses pl

ценогенез

Cenogenesis refers to the evolutionary process where new features are added to an organism.

Ценогенез относится к эволюционному процессу, при котором к организму добавляются новые черты.

Additional translations

ценогенезис

Definitions

cenogenesis

Noun

/ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

/ˌsiːnoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

The appearance of adaptive characters during the embryonic or larval development of an organism that were not present in the adult ancestors, often masking the organism’s evolutionary history; opposed to palingenesis.

Cenogenesis in frog embryos includes the development of larval gills that do not occur in their terrestrial adult ancestors.