ホメオーシス

noun

homeosis

Rare biological term for the transformation of one body part into another, e.g., an antenna into a leg. Used mainly in genetics and developmental biology.

• ホメオーシスは、ショウジョウバエの突とつ然ぜん変へん異いでよく研けん究きゅうされている。

  Homeosis is often studied in fruit fly mutations.