kai•no•gen•e•sis
We found 2 definitions of kainogenesis from 2 different sources.
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kainogenesis - introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | ||
cenogenesis, kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis | ||
ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state |