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anaboly
noun
anab·o·ly
\əˈnabəlē\
Definition of anaboly
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: evolutionary differentiation involving the addition of new terminal stages to the ancestral pattern of morphogenesis
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Origin and Etymology of anaboly
modification of Greek anabolē anything thrown up, prelude, act of delaying, ascent, from anaballein to throw or lift up, delay, put on
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