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Kainogenesis
Translation of "kainogenesis" into Russian
kainogenesis
Noun
kainogenesis
kainogeneses pl
Kainogenesis refers to evolutionary changes that result in new structures.
Кайногенез относится к эволюционным изменениям, которые приводят к появлению новых структур.
Definitions
kainogenesis
Noun
The evolutionary process, especially in embryonic development, by which entirely new structures or forms arise that were absent in an organism’s ancestors.
The development of feathers in early birds is cited as kainogenesis because feathers had no precedent in their reptilian forebears.
A deviation in an embryo’s development that produces novel features not corresponding to any adult ancestral stage, contrasted with palingenesis.
The secondary larval membranes in certain insects are regarded as instances of kainogenesis rather than the recapitulative palingenesis.