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FOR a scientific term to be of value it is absolutely necessary that in all circumstances it should be used with strict regard for its definition; otherwise only confusion of thought and faulty argument can result. This should be obvious, but unfortunately some terms readily lend themselves to misuse. ‘Pædogenesis’ and ‘neoteny’ are terms the definitions of which have been treated with very scant respect. Because of the confusion that has resulted it seems desirable that attention should be directed both to the origins of these words and to their real significance.
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FOXON, G. Meaning of Neoteny and Pædogenesis. Nature 131, 93 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131093a0
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