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dominant eye

the eye that is used preferentially or through which stimulation is preferentially effective.

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ontogeny

ontogeny

n. the biological origin and development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg cell until death. Also called ontogenesis. Compare phylogeny. See also recapitulation theory. —ontogenetic adj.