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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=evolutionary_developmental_biology">evolutionary developmental biology</a>, <b>heterochrony</b> is any genetically controlled difference in the timing, rate, or duration of a <a href="page.php?w=Developmental_biology">developmental process</a> in an <a href="page.php?w=organism">organism</a> compared to its ancestors or other organisms. This leads to changes in the size, shape, characteristics and even presence of certain <a href="page.php?w=Organ_%28biology%29">organ</a>s and features. It is contrasted with <a href="page.php?w=heterotopy">heterotopy</a>,</p><p>
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