ontogenesis

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Despite its intimidating title, “Epigenesis, Ontogenesis, Phylogenesis, Parthenogenesis,” Part IV, was my favorite, a beguiling though still slyly unnerving piece, run through almost continually by a steady unison thematic line on the electronically enhanced piano.

From New York Times • May 24, 2015

Ontogenesis may be considered as a repetition of phylogenesis insofar as the latter has not been varied by a more recent experience.

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

Ontogenesis, on-tō-jen′e-sis, n. the history of the individual development of an organised being as distinguished from phylogenesis and biogenesis—also Ontog′eny.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various