ontogenesis

• HYPHEN: on=to=gen=e=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

ontogenesis, n. [See Ontology, and Genesis.].

 The history of the individual development of an organism; the sequence of events involved in the development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ontogenesis, n. the origin and development of an individual (cf. PHYLOGENESIS).

Derivative

ontogenetic adj. ontogenetically adv.

Etymology

formed as ONTOGENY + Gk genesis birth