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Neoteny

Neoteny (/niˈɒtəni/), also called juvenilization, is the delaying or slowing of the physiological or somatic development of an organism, typically an animal. Neoteny in modern humans is more significant than in other primates. In progenesis or paedogenesis, sexual development is accelerated.

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History and etymology

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In domestic animals

In other animals

Subcellular neoteny

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Neoteny

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Edges79
Triples78
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
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Neoteny

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related to In domestic animals · 16
Neoteny → Another, Behavior, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Evolutionary, Humans, If, Komondor, Maremma Sheepdog, Often, Saint Bernard, Selecting, Some, The, This, Traits, When
related to Arthropods · 13
Neoteny → Aphids, Carabidae, Delphacidae, Flightlessness, Gerridae, If, In, Kalotermes, Ozopemon, Some, Strepsiptera, The, Under
related to history · 8
Neoteny → Bogin, For, German Neotenie, Greek, Julius Kollmann, Kollmann, Latin, The
related to In humans · 7
Neoteny → Delbert, Doug Jones, Haldane, In, Some, These, Thiessen
related to In other animals · 6
Neoteny → Ambystoma, Full, It, Lithobates, Partial, Tiger
related to Subcellular neoteny · 6
Neoteny → It, One, Proximal Centriole-Like, The, This, Typical
related to Amphibians · 5
Neoteny → Axolotl, Gills, Lithobates, Many, This
related to Amniotes · 4
Neoteny → Bonobos, Chiroxiphia, Several, The
is a · 2
Neoteny → ancient, retention of the larval form beyond the usual age of maturation
instance of · 1
Neoteny → a study that used 310 wolf skulls and over 700 dog skulls representing 100 breeds concluded that the evolution of dog skulls can generally not be described by heterochronic proc…

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neotenous species development seen salamander form traits juvenile also may wings retention humans neotenic adulthood adults animals larval primates evolution

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Neotenyis aretention of the larval form beyond the usual age of maturation0.90text
Neotenyis aancient0.90text
a large headinstance ofresulting in features0.80text
a flat faceinstance ofresulting in features0.80text
and relatively short armsinstance ofresulting in features0.80text
emotional communicationinstance ofthey may have permitted the development of human capacities0.80text
dogsinstance ofIn domestic animalsNeoteny is seen in domesticated animals0.80text
miceinstance ofIn domestic animalsNeoteny is seen in domesticated animals0.80text
the Komondorinstance ofSome breeds of dogs with short snouts and broad heads0.80text
Saint Bernardinstance ofSome breeds of dogs with short snouts and broad heads0.80text
Maremma Sheepdog are more morphologically neotenous than other breeds of dogsinstance ofSome breeds of dogs with short snouts and broad heads0.80text
neotenyinstance ofa study that used 310 wolf skulls and over 700 dog skulls representing 100 breeds concluded that the evolution of dog skulls can generally not be described by heterochronic proc…0.80text

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