Heterophyly
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships. uncountable
"Heterophyly (where a plant has quite different leaves in the juvenile stage compared to the mature state) is just one of many traits manifesting apparently widespread parallel evolution in the plant kingdom […]"
Antonyms
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More examples"Heterophyly (where a plant has quite different leaves in the juvenile stage compared to the mature state) is just one of many traits manifesting apparently widespread parallel evolution in the plant kingdom […]"
Etymology
From hetero- + -phyly.
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