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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
個体の発生過程が、その種・社会・文明の進化的発展段階と類似しており、個々の発展が種や文化の進化史を反映しているという考え方。 / 個体発生の各段階が、その生物集団や社会の歴史的進化の過程に相当するという見解（ただし、19世紀後半以降は字義通りには解釈されない）。
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(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization. Not taken literally since the late 19th century.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
Writers sometimes invoke the proverb 'ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny' to suggest that an individual's development echoes the stages of their society's or species' evolution.
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Writers sometimes invoke the proverb 'ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny' to suggest that an individual's development echoes the stages of their society's or species' evolution.
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