ontogenesis

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But these efforts were so seriously marred by ignorance of comparative anatomy, an imperfect acquaintance with ontogenesis, and a complete neglect of phylogenesis, that they could not have more than a passing success.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

A similar connection determines the relation between ontogenesis and phylogenesis.

From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden)

But ontogenesis would have furnished us with facts no less cogent.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

It summarises the history of species; ontogenesis, we are told, reproduces phylogenesis.

From A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson by Benson, Vincent

This resemblance is so close in the main features that we have only to repeat what we have already said of the ontogenesis of the Amphioxus.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August