Heterotopy
Sign in to saveHeterotopy is an evolutionary change in the spatial arrangement of an organism's embryonic development, complementary to heterochrony, a change to the rate or timing of a development process. It was first identified by Ernst Haeckel in 1866 and has remained less well studied than heterochrony.
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It is catalogued under topics including Developmental biology, Evolutionary biology and Evolutionary developmental biology.
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- Heterotopy in botany
- Heterotopy in zoology
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Heterotopy is an evolutionary change in the spatial arrangement of an organism's embryonic development, complementary to heterochrony, a change to the rate or timing of a development process. It was first identified by Ernst Haeckel in 1866 and has remained less well studied than heterochrony.
==Concept==
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