palingenesis

• Sustantivo que designa la repetición de caracteres o estructuras ancestrales durante el desarrollo embrionario de un organismo, reflejando su historia evolutiva; también puede referirse a un renacimiento o regeneración de algo.

A noun referring to the reappearance of ancestral characteristics or structures during the embryonic development of an organism, reflecting its evolutionary history.

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1. Embryonic recapitulationC2formalscientific

   The reappearance during embryonic development of ancestral characteristics that were present in the evolutionary history of the species.

   Recapitulación embriológica

   • The concept of palingenesis suggests that an embryo briefly passes through stages resembling its evolutionary ancestors.
   • Some biologists argue that palingenesis is not a strict law but a useful observation in developmental biology.
   • The study of palingenesis helps scientists understand how certain traits are conserved across generations.

   Sinónimosrecapitulation

   Antónimoscenogenesis