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heterochrony
het·e·ro·chron·y [ héttərə krnee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
biology varying rate of tissue change: changes in the timing or relative rates of development of different tissues within an organism that can be inherited by its offspring

het·e·ro·chron·ic [ hèttərə krónnik ] adjective
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