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DictionarySeeemboîtementincasement theory
pre·for·ma·tion the·o·ryarchaic theory that the embryo was fully formed in miniature within a gamete at the time of conception. See also: homunculus. Compare: epigenesis. Synonym(s): emboitement, incasement theoryincasement theory A long-obsolete theory that the embryo is fully formed in miniature within the gamete at the time of conception; preformation theory. |