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a cage in which a nonhuman animal is housed when it is not engaged in an experimental session.

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May 8th 2024

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.