Thirdly, the several biological sciences which describe the development of organisms are comprised under the general name of morphogeny (morphe and genea, "origin"), or biogeny. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne] Reference
The two branches of morphogeny are ontogeny (ont -, participial stem, "being") and phylogeny (phylon, "race", "stock"). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne] Reference
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