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Definition of Kainogenesis
1. Noun. Introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution).
Exact synonyms: Caenogenesis, Cainogenesis, Cenogenesis, Kenogenesis
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny
Derivative terms: Cenogenetic
Antonyms: Palingenesis
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny
Derivative terms: Cenogenetic
Antonyms: Palingenesis