ontogenicallyadv.
/ˌɒntə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌɑn(t)oʊˈdʒɛnək(ə)li/ Biology.
= ontogenetically adv.
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ontogenetically1872
phylogenetically1872
phytogenetically1881
ontogenically1888
orthogenetically1907
proterogenetically1938
cladogenetically1957
stasipatrically1968
parapatrically1969
1888 Science 14 Sept. 124/2 Existing types which are dying out or degenerating exhibit ontogenically the culmination of force and complexity.
1968 Bot. Gaz. 129 190/1 The histogenic layers from which various tissues are derived ontogenically.
1993 Nature 7 Jan. 84/1 Cadherins mediate cell-to-cell adhesion in tissues by binding to identical cadherins on adjacent (and usually ontogenically related) cells.
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