noun
- plural of ontogenesis; the development of an individual organism from embryo to maturity
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The researcher studied the ontogeneses of several vertebrate species.
- Comparing ontogeneses across different mammals revealed common developmental patterns.
- The textbook described various ontogeneses in detail.
- Scientists documented the ontogeneses of both plants and animals.
- Understanding these ontogeneses helps explain evolutionary relationships.
- The laboratory focuses on cellular processes during ontogeneses.