更一般的用语,个体发生学被定义为,在不失去个体藉之存在的组织的情况下,个体(可能是细胞、生命体或生命体社区)发生结构改变的历史(Maturana and Varela, 1987, p. 74)。
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Ontogeny 个体发生学
(重定向自Ontogenetic)
Ontogeny (also ontogenesis or morphogenesis) is the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilization of the egg to the organism's mature form. Yet, the term can be used to refer to the study of the entirety of an organism's lifespan.