Pedomorphy
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of paedomorphy. US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny."
Example
More examples"Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny."
Etymology
From pedo- (“child”) + -morphy.
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