blastogeny

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noun

Blastogenesis.

Opposite
blastophyly
OriginGerman Blastogenie →
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Meanings

blastogeny1

nounblastogeny (usually uncountable, plural blastogenies)

plural blastogenies

  1. dateduncountableusuallyBlastogenesis.

blastogeny2

nounblastogeny (usually uncountable, plural blastogenies)

plural blastogenies

  1. historicalrareuncountableusuallytheory of recapitulationbiologyThe study of the evolution of the forms of entire individuals by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
blastophyly

Origin

blastogeny · noun

From blasto- (“growth”) + -geny (“origin”).

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blastogeny · noun

  1. GermanBlastogenie
  2. Englishblastogeny

Learned borrowing from German Blastogenie, itself from blasto- + -genie; equivalent to blasto- (“biological organs”) + -geny (“origin”).

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APA

blastogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastogeny

MLA

“blastogeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastogeny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blastogeny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blastogeny.

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