The development and formation of an embryo; the study of how embryos form.
From Greek embryon (embryo) plus geny (origin, creation). This term emphasizes the generative process, commonly used in older biological texts.
Embryogeny emphasizes birth and becoming—it's less about the final structure and more about the journey from single cell to complex organism, which is what makes developmental biology so fascinating.
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