neoteni

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(Tıp) neoteny
The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage
The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult

Most amphibians are aquatic only well young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) the sexual maturity of an animal while it is still in a mainly larval state, as in the axolotl
an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species
The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult; seen, for example, in amphibians
{i} ability to reach sexual maturity during the larval stage (Zoology)
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