What is the difference between paedomorphosis and
paedogenesis?

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What is the difference between paedomorphosis and paedogenesis?..

Answer / rosie marston

Paedomorphosis is the retention of larval or juvenile
features in a sexually mature adult. Paedogenesis is the
acceleration of reproductive development (heterochrony)
that results in paedomorphosis.

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What is the difference between paedomorphosis and paedogenesis?..

Answer / b. p.

Paedomorphosis is the retention of juvenile or larval
traits by an adult organism. Paedogenesis is the act of
reproduction by a sexually mature juvenile that has not yet
reached physical maturity.

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What is the difference between paedomorphosis and paedogenesis?..

Answer / subham saha

Actually there is no difference between paedogenesis and paedomorphosis

It refers to development of gonads or production of youngs by an immature animal


And neoteny differs from paedogenesis or paedomorphosis

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