ontogenetic

noun Biology.

1. the development or developmental history of an individual organism.

noun

1. the entire sequence of events involved in the development of an individual organismCompare phylogeny

n.“development of an individual,” 1872, from onto- + -geny. Related: Ontogenic; ontogenesis. adj.

1. Of or relating to ontogeny.

n.

1. The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.ontogenesis

1. The origin and development of an individual organism from embryo to adult.