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preformation
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事前の形成、予め構造が整えられている状態 / （生物学）個体が卵または種子の形で完全に形成されており、発生過程では単にサイズが拡大するだけという説、先形成説
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Prior formation. / (biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and just increase in size (as opposed to epigenesis).
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preformation
Early naturalists advocated preformation, insisting that organisms were created in advance as miniature versions of themselves.
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Early naturalists advocated preformation, insisting that organisms were created in advance as miniature versions of themselves.
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