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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. growth and development
  4. allometry

Preferred term

allometry

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The study of the growth rate of a part of an organism in relation to the growth rate of the entire organism, and the resulting change in proportion of various parts as the organism grows.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6699

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