
Kenogenesis

Translation of "kenogenesis" into Russian
kenogenesis
Nounkenogenesis
kenogeneses pl
Kenogenesis is a concept in evolutionary biology.
Кеногенез - это концепция в эволюционной биологии.
Definitions
kenogenesis
NounThe process of evolutionary change in an organism that involves the introduction of new features or structures that were not present in its ancestors.
The study of kenogenesis helps scientists understand how certain species have developed unique traits over time.
In embryology, the modification of an organism’s early developmental stages that produces larval structures serving adaptive functions but not present in ancestral adult forms.
The presence of specialized feeding appendages in insect larvae was cited as an instance of kenogenesis.