• (n.) A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a pre existing form. • (n.) A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a pre existing form.
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Ne'o·morph noun [
Neo- + Greek ... form.]
(Biol.) A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nē′ō-mōrf, nē′ō-mōr′fizm Definitions: 1. A new formation; a structure found in higher organisms, only slight or no traces of which exist in lower orders.
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In biology, a neomorph is an anatomical structure or feature that is of recent evolutionary origin.
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In genetics, a neomorph is a mutant allele which affects the developmental processes to produce a variant phenotype.
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neomorph 1. A structure, part, or organ developed independently; that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a formally existing form. 2. A new formation or development that is not inherited from a similar structure in an ancestor. 3. An entirely new feature or characteristic that has recently appeared in the course of evolu...
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