blastophyly

Questions

What does blastophyly mean?

The direct study of the evolution of the forms of entire individuals rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Where does blastophyly come from?

Simplified learned borrowing from German Blastophylogenie, itself from blasto- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of blasto- + phylogeny to blasto- (“biological organs”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).

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