Definition
ontogenically
adverb
- In a manner relating to or concerning ontogeny; with respect to the development of an individual organism from conception to maturity.
Usage: technical; biology; formal
Examples
- The trait emerges ontogenically during the larval stage of development.
- Ontogenically, the organism undergoes significant morphological changes.
- These structures are ontogenically distinct from their evolutionary counterparts.
- The researchers traced how the organ system develops ontogenically in the embryo.