Neoteny

Language: English

Pronunciation: neoteny

Part of Speech: noun

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The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.

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"an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species"

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