heteromorphosis
[ hĕt′ə-rō-môr′fə-sĭs, -môr-fō′sĭs ]
n.
The development of one tissue from a tissue of another kind or type.
The embryonic development of a tissue or an organ inappropriate to its site.
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Example sentences from the Web for heteromorphosis
Galls exhibit yet another instructive kind of heteromorphosis.
The Biological Problem of To-day |Oscar HertwigIn all these cases of heteromorphosis the original form is not restored.
The Organism as a Whole |Jacques LoebRegeneration is the reproduction of parts like those lost; heteromorphosis is the reproduction of parts unlike those lost.
The Biological Problem of To-day |Oscar Hertwig