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heterochrony

[ het-uh-rok-ruh-nee ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒk rə ni /

noun Biology.

a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.

Origin of heterochrony

1875–80; hetero- + chron- + -y³; compare German Heterochron

OTHER WORDS FROM heterochrony

het·er·o·chron·ic

[het-er-uh-kron-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈkrɒn ɪk/, het·er·och·ro·nis·tic, het·er·och·ro·nous, adjective

Words nearby heterochrony

heterochromia, heterochromic uveitis, heterochromosome, heterochromous, heterochronia, heterochrony, heterochthonous, heterocladic anastomosis, heteroclite, heterocrine, heterocyclic

Example sentences from the Web for heterochronic

Independent variability of the stages (heterochronic variability), 403.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann
Heterochronic variability is not explained by assuming a phyletic vital force, 410.

Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) |August Weismann