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個体発生 (kotaihassei) Japanese meaning: ontogeny | Kotomora

個こ体たい発はっ生せい

こ

た

い

は

っ

せ

い

Meanings

1

ontogeny; ontogenesis

Technical biology term for the development of an individual organism from embryo to mature form.

個こ体たい発はっ生せいは系けい統とう発

はっ

生せい

を

繰く

り

返かえ

す

と

言い

わ

れる

。

It is said that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

Kanji

個individual, counter for articles
体body, substance, object
発departure, discharge, publish
生life, genuine, birth

Related words

系けい統とう発はっ生せい
系統発生 refers to phylogeny (evolutionary development of a species), while 個体発生 refers to ontogeny (development of an individual organism).

Word family

個こ体たい発はっ生せい論ろん
ontogeny; theory of ontogeny

Built from

個こ体たい+発はっ生せい

Etymology

Compound of 個体 (individual, organism) and 発生 (development, occurrence). A calque from German 'Ontogenie' or English 'ontogeny'.