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Ontogeny meaning

Synonym of ontogenesis.

Synonyms of Ontogeny

growth growing maturation development ontogenesis organic process biological process nondevelopment

Related words

Other words often associated with Ontogeny or its synonyms:

process evolution exploitation increasing ripening change employment increment improvement usage thriving production

Using Ontogeny

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of ontogenesis.
  • Useful related words include: growth, growing, maturation, development.
  • In the example corpus, ontogeny often appears in combinations such as: ontogeny recapitulates, ontogeny and, as ontogeny.

Context around Ontogeny

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

book 1× unique 1× flower 1× phrase 1× gould 1× named 1×

Often after:

recapitulates 4× unlike 1× uses 1× embryology 1× phylogeny 1× reflects 1×

Sentence patterns with Ontogeny

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1977 book ontogeny and phylogeny 1× a unique ontogeny unlike any 1× expressed as ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 1× flower ontogeny uses a 1× gould ontogeny and phylogeny 1× hypothesis that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 1× notion that ontogeny reflects phylogeny 1× ontogeny embryology and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although stephen jay 1× consequently it is 1× flower ontogeny uses 1× generally if a 1× gould ontogeny and 1× nature and nurture 1×

Common sentence endings:

ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny 2× and mental activities 1× any extant ape 1× are these drawings 1× forming new shoots 1× how humans evolved 1×

Words around Ontogeny

Just before it in the word index:

ontogenetic 3 onto 7.156 ontiveros 8 ontivero 2 ontic 2 onthursday 3

Just after it in the word index:

ontological 100 ontologically 20 ontologies 27 ontology 100 ontonagon 4 ontrac 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Ontogeny

  • In this selection, "ontogeny" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, book, unique, flower, recapitulates, unlike and uses stand out and add context to how "ontogeny" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1977 book ontogeny and phylogeny and a unique ontogeny unlike any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ontogeny" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ontogeny

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Flower ontogeny uses a combination of genes normally responsible for forming new shoots. (13 words)

Consequently, it is argued the species represents a unique ontogeny unlike any extant ape. (14 words)

Gould, Ontogeny and Phylogeny, p. 56 Von Baer’s embryo drawings Where are these drawings? (15 words)

Longer example sentences

It was often expressed as " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. the development of a single organism during its lifetime, from germ to adult, successively mirrors the adult stages of successive ancestors of the species to which it belongs. (38 words)

Taruskin claims the historical development of the Passion (its ontogeny) as a work with an anti-Semitic message does, in fact, inform the work's identity (its ontology), even though that was an unlikely concern of the composer. (38 words)

Generally, if a structure pre-dates another structure in evolutionary terms, then it often appears earlier than the second in an embryo; this general observation is sometimes summarized by the phrase " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ". (34 words)

Question examples

Gould, Ontogeny and Phylogeny, p. 56 Von Baer’s embryo drawings Where are these drawings? (15 words)

Example sentences (15)

Although Stephen Jay Gould's 1977 book Ontogeny and Phylogeny helps to reassess Haeckelian embryology, it does not address the controversy over Haeckel's embryo drawings.

Consequently, it is argued the species represents a unique ontogeny unlike any extant ape.

Flower ontogeny uses a combination of genes normally responsible for forming new shoots.

Generally, if a structure pre-dates another structure in evolutionary terms, then it often appears earlier than the second in an embryo; this general observation is sometimes summarized by the phrase " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ".

Gould, Ontogeny and Phylogeny, p. 56 Von Baer’s embryo drawings Where are these drawings?

It was often expressed as " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", i.e. the development of a single organism during its lifetime, from germ to adult, successively mirrors the adult stages of successive ancestors of the species to which it belongs.

Nature and nurture A seminal paper named ontogeny as one of the four primary questions of biology, along with Huxley's three others: causation, survival value and evolution.

Ontogeny, embryology and developmental biology are closely related studies and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably.

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Ontogeny is also a concept used in anthropology as "the process through which each of us embodies the history of our own making".

Ontogeny is the growth (size change) and development (shape change) of an individual organism; phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species.

Pp. 136–142 Since early in the twentieth century, Haeckel's "biogenetic law" has been refuted on many fronts. citation Haeckel formulated his theory as "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".

Taruskin claims the historical development of the Passion (its ontogeny) as a work with an anti-Semitic message does, in fact, inform the work's identity (its ontology), even though that was an unlikely concern of the composer.

The hypothesis that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny has been applied and extended in a number of areas, including cognition and mental activities.

The studies of ontogeny, phylogeny and especially evolutionary developmental biology of both vertebrates and invertebrates offer considerable insight into the evolution of all life, including how humans evolved.

This ancestral character state appears only during these early stages, supporting the notion that ontogeny reflects phylogeny.

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Common combinations with ontogeny

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ontogeny" in a sentence?
An example: "Although Stephen Jay Gould's 1977 book Ontogeny and Phylogeny helps to reassess Haeckelian embryology, it does not address the controversy over Haeckel's embryo drawings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ontogeny" from authentic English texts.
What does "ontogeny" mean?
Ontogeny means: Synonym of ontogenesis.
What are synonyms of "ontogeny"?
Common synonyms of "ontogeny" include: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogenesis, organic process, biological process, nondevelopment.
How many example sentences with "ontogeny" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ontogeny", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.