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n. - 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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  • Noun : neoteny in the ostrich has resulted in adult birds sporting the down feathers of nestlings
  • What they found was quite consistent with the notion of neoteny, not only for body shape but for dog language.
  • The most important of these involves neoteny, which is the technical term describing the fact that certain juvenile features and behaviors are retained in the adult.
  • This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude...
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