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neoteny: a standalone construct

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Zoology

form of paedomorphosis in which body development is slowed so that sexually mature adults keep juvenile features.

In zoology, neoteny refers to form of paedomorphosis in which body development is slowed so that sexually mature adults keep juvenile features. This meaning comes from Gould (1977) in Ontogeny and phylogeny.[1]

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  1. Gould, S. J. (1977). Ontogeny and phylogeny. Belknap Press. ISBN 9780674639416

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