heterochronism

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Heterochronism \Het`er*och"ro*nism\, Heterochrony
\Het`er*och"ro*ny\, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?
   time.] (Biol.)
   In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the
   formation of organs or parts.
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